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Colgate University |
CORE 151 L Western Traditions |
Prof. Gregory Fall 2001 |
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Course Schedule:
Readings are to be completed by the date on which they appear. Check back here often, as I will extend and revise the calendar as the semester progresses.
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W E E K 1 |
Aug 27 |
Preliminaries |
| Aug 29 |
The Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablets I-II | |
| Aug 31 |
Gilgamesh, Tablets III-VI | |
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W E E K 2 |
Sep 3 |
Gilgamesh, Tablets VII-XI |
| Sep 5 |
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| Sep 7 |
Homer—The Iliad, Books 1-4 Name Pronunciation Guide |
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W E E K 3 |
Sep 10 |
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| Sep 12 |
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| Sep 14 |
Iliad, Books 5-8 | |
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W E E K 4 |
Sep 17 |
Iliad, Books 9-12 |
| Sep 19 |
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| Sep 21 |
Iliad, Books 13-16 | |
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W E E K 5 |
Sep 24 |
Iliad, Books 17-20 |
| Sep 26 |
Iliad, Books 21-24 | |
| Sep 28 |
Plato—Apology | |
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W E E K 6 |
Oct 1 |
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| Oct 3 |
Plato—Selection from Book VI and Book VII of the Republic (handout) | |
| Oct 5 |
Plato—Phaedo, 57a-84b (marginal pagination) | |
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W E E K 7 |
Oct 8 |
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| Oct 10 |
Phaedo, 84c-end | |
| Oct 12 |
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W E E K 8 |
Oct 15 |
Review |
| Oct 17 |
MIDTERM EXAM | |
| Oct 19 |
Lucretius—The Nature of Things, Book I (lines 645-907 may be skimmed) | |
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W E E K 9 |
Oct 22 |
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| Oct 24 |
Paper 1 Due Lucretius—The Nature of Things, Book II |
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| Oct 26 |
The Nature of Things, Book III | |
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W E E K 10 |
Oct 29 |
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| Oct 31 |
Apuleius—The Golden Ass, Books 1-3 | |
| Nov 2 |
The Golden Ass, Books 4-6 | |
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W E E K 11 |
Nov 5 |
The Golden Ass, Books 7-9 |
| Nov 7 |
The Golden Ass, Books 10-11 | |
| Nov 9 |
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W E E K 12 |
Nov 11 |
Sunday Night Video Screening Merchants of Cool — 8:30-10:30 Golden Auditorium (105 Little Hall) |
Nov 12 |
Video Discussion |
| Nov 14 |
The Bible: Genesis 1-11 (bring Gilgamesh to class also) | |
| Nov 16 |
The Bible: Genesis 1-11 (bring Gilgamesh to class also) | |
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W E E K 13 |
Nov 19 |
The Bible: Genesis 12-25.11 |
| Nov 21 |
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| Nov 23 |
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W E E K 14 |
Nov 26 |
The Bible: Exodus 1-23 |
| Nov 28 |
The Bible: Exodus 1-23 | |
| Nov 29 |
Required Lecture Prof. Gary Rendsburg “What Wrote the Bible? And How Was It Written?” — 4:30 114 Little Hall |
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| Nov 30 |
The Bible: Gospel of Mark | |
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W E E K 15 |
Dec 3 |
The Bible: Gospel of Mark |
| Dec 5 |
The Bible: Gospel of Mark | |
| Dec 7 |
The Bible: Gospel of Mark |
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