一、內容：
This course covers some major pieces of Ancient Western Literature like the Babylonian epic Gilgamesh, the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament in the Christian tradition), and the so-called Homeric Epics, that is, the Iliad and the Odyssey. All texts have been translated into English.

二、教科書：
Mack, Maynard et al., ed. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Sixth Ed., Vol.1. Norton: New York, 1992.
Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. Bookman: Taipei, 1942.

三、成績評量方式：
Attendance and participation.
Group discussions and oral presentation.
Midterm Examination.
Final Examination.