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Course title |
Introduction to Western Literature (Ⅰ) |
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Semester |
108-1 |
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Designated for |
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES |
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Instructor |
MICHAEL MCGLYNN |
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Curriculum Number |
FL1015 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
102E14110 |
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Class |
02 |
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Credits |
3.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Preassign |
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Time |
Thursday 2,3,4(9:10~12:10) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: within this department (including students taking minor and dual degree program) AND Restriction: students with an even student ID number
The upper limit of the number of students: 60. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1081FL1015_02 |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
The course is a two-semester sequence on foundational works of Western literature. In the first semester, students read representative works from the ancient Middle East, Classical Greece and Rome, and the Hebrew Bible. |
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Course Objective |
待補 |
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Course Requirement |
none |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
Note: Tuesday and Wednesday, 3-4:30pm |
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Designated reading |
The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, vol. 1, 9th ed. |
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References |
待補 |
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Grading |
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Week |
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Topic |
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第1週 |
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What is this course? What is a professor? What is a myth? |
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第2週 |
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Creation stories and cosmology.
Hebrew Bible: Sacred vs. Literary. Philosophy and Cosmology as Narrative. Gratitude as Universal Practice. |
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第3週 |
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The Hebrew Bible (cont'd) |
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第4週 |
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What is epic? The Cradle of Civilization |
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第5週 |
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What is a hero? |
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第6週 |
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"Love your friends, hate your enemies." |
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第7週 |
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Iliad (cont'd) |
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第8週 |
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The Original Road Story: The Wanderings of Odysseus |
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第9週 |
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Mid-term Exam |
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第10週 |
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No Class (University Anniversary) |
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第11週 |
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Odyssey (cont'd) |
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第12週 |
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Western Drama; Irony in the Flesh |
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第13週 |
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Platonism, Idealism |
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第14週 |
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What is literary criticism? |
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第15週 |
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What is myth (revisited)? |
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第16週 |
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Why do bad things happen to good people? Medieval Bestseller |
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第17週 |
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Final Exam |
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第18週 |
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TBA |