課程主題、課程內容與指定閱讀、教學活動與作業Quiz, Lecture, Oral Report, Discussion、學習投入時數Student workload expectation課堂講授In-class Hours 3 課程前後Outside-of-class Hours 4
Western Lit Syllabus
Wk Topic Content & Reading assignment Teaching Activities and Homework
課程主題 課程內容與指定閱讀 教學活動與作業
1 Introduction
history Introduction to the course;
Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature pp. 3-21 (& Others pp. 23-51); The Epic of Gilgamesh pp.
54-65; 102-110
Outside reading I: The Story Bible Volume I: The Old Testament
2 Cosmogony
God The Hebrew Bible, pp. 110-80
(Genesis: 1-3, 4, 6-9, 11, 17-19, 22, 25, 27, 37, 39-46, Exodus 19-20, Job, Psalm 23, 104, 137)
Outside Reading Test One on The Story Bible Volume I
Outside reading II: Mythology
3 Greek Mythology and Epic
Hero Homer, The Iliad, BKs 1, 6, 18, 22, 24, pp. 181-215, 243-258, 264-268, 283
4 Greek Epic
Hero Homer, The Iliad, BKs 1, 6, 18, 22, 24, pp. 181-215, 243-258, 264-268, 283
5 Greek Epic
Hero Homer, The Odyssey, BKs 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, pp. 291-301, 344-377, 385-410, 421-422
6 Greek Epic
Hero Homer, The Odyssey, BKs 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, pp. 291-301, 344-377, 385-410, 421-422
Outside Reading Test Two on Mythology
7 Greek Fables
Poetry Greek Fables, pp. 582-94; Sappho of Lesbos, pp. 594-602;
Plato, Symposium, pp. 821-48; supplementary materials on Aristotle
8 Mid-term Exam; Mid-term Project “Who’s for Dinner?” Due
Outside Readings: The Story Bible Volume II: The New Testament
9 Greek Tragedy
Aeschylus, Agamemnon, pp. 603-60
10 Greek Tragedy
Sophocles, Oedipus the King, pp. 661-706
11 Greek Tragedy
Euripides, Medea, pp. 742-81
12 Greek Comedy
Aristophanes, Lysistrata, pp. 782-820
13 Roman Epic
Hero Virgil, The Aeneid Bks 1, 2, 4, pp. 981-991, 993-999, 1002-03, 1022-23, 1025-44
14 Roman Epic
Hero Virgil, The Aeneid Bks 1, 2, 4, pp. 981-991, 993-999, 1002-03, 1022-23, 1025-44
15 Christianity
God The New Testament, pp. 1135-65
Outside Reading Test Three on The New Testament
16 Roman Mythology
God Ovid, Metamorphoses BKs 1, 2, 5, 10, pp. 1090-1117, 1121-1133
17 Review
Final Project “Project EZ Journey” Due
18 Final Examination
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Required Texts
Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. New York: Warner Books, 1964.
Lawall, Sarah. Ed. The Norton Anthology of Western Literature. 9th edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1999.
Buck, Pearl S. The Story Bible Volume 1: The Old Testament. Taipei: Bookman, 1995.
---. The Story Bible Volume II: The New Testament. Taipei: Bookman, 1995.
Reference
Abrams, M. H. and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 11th Edition. Australia: Wadsworth, 2012.
Fulghum, Walter B. Jr. A Dictionary of Biblical Allusions in English Literature. Taipei: Bookman, 1965.
Horton, Rod W. and Vincent F. Hopper. Backgrounds of European Literature. Taipei: Bookman, nd.
呂健忠、李奭學編譯。《新編西洋文學概論:上古迄文藝復興》。台北:書林,1988。
吳松江譯。《文學術語手冊》。M. H. Abrams, Geoffrey Galt Harpham原著。台北:書林,2012。
張錯。《西洋文學術語》。台北:書林,2005。
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