SYLLABUS--Dr. Margaret Enright WyeEn2740D Fall/2010 Rm. S224 REQUIRED TEXT: The Bedford Anthology of World Literature.

7th Edition., Vols. 1,2, & 3,. Paul Davis, et al. 2004 OFFICE HOURS: S-218, Tuesday & Thursday, 11-Noon AND By Appointment. COURSE RATIONALE: This will be an overview of the Epic Genre from Classical Greece to Milton.
COLLEGE-LEVEL PROFICIENCY in the study of World Masterpieces includes:

An overview of significant, defined masterpieces. Developing a sense of the concrete and substantial detail necessary to understand the position and relevance of the assigned reading. Demonstrating knowledge of assignments in scheduled quizzes and in-class responses. Discussing assigned topics in RESEARCHED ESSAY format that includes copy editing so there are NO MORE THAN TWO SENTENCE FORM ERRORS (run-ons, fragments, etc.), NO MORE THAN ONE SPELLING ERROR PER 250 WORDS, NO MORE THAN ONE PUNCTUATION ERROR PER PAGE, NOR MORE THAN TWO GRAMMAR ERRORS. Formatting the out-of-class essay according to MLA specifications. Incorporating material from other sources successfully

CORE COMPONENTS OF THE CLASS STUDENT NOTEBOOK--you are required to use a notebook (folder) to keep all materials relating to the course: A. Documents--Syllabus & Calendar B. Course Handouts C. Lecture/Discussion notes D. Information Quizzes E. Writing Assignments 1. Fair, draft copies of those turned in 2. Graded, returned essays ASSIGNMENTS--2 essays, 8 GFEs, a Mid-Term, & a Final. ATTENDANCE--Course withdrawals are the responsibility of the student. The RU Catalog lists the procedures for a
student to withdraw from one or all courses and will be upheld. Students who fail to correctly process course withdrawal(s) by the Last Day to Withdraw as found on the academic calendar will receive the grade their instructor determines they have earned. GRADING--I believe firmly in the "rewrite" process. You will be given the opportunity to improve your letter grade, if you so desire, after each "major" (out-of-class) paper assignment. Out of class Essays (2) 50% Good-Faith Efforts (GFEs) 20% Mid-Term & Final (10 pts. each) 20% Attendance & Participation 10% 100%

PLAGIARISM--The knowing use of another's ideas or writings--without proper attribution--is a serious offense in the
eyes of the academy and can result in a failing grade in the class and/or expulsion. STUDENT RIGHTS--Rockhurst University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Please contact Sandy Waddell, Director of Access Services (Massman Hall, Room 7, 816.501.4689, sandy.waddell@rockhurst.edu) to provide documentation and request accommodations. If accommodations have already been approved by the Access Office, please communicate with the instructor(s) of this course regarding these arrangements by the second week of class in order to coordinate receipt of services.

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Monday 6:00-8:40pm Rm S224 PHONE:501-4472-Off; 452-4705-Hm WEEK 1: Aug 23 Introduction-World Masterpieces Vol. 1, pp 2-13; Gilgamesh pp. 55-61; 86-90 Hebrew Scriptures Flood, pp.145-149 WEEK 2: Aug 30 Homer: pp 277-287 The Iliad, Bk 1: 288-295 Bk 16:348-362;Bk 18 The Shield; Bk 22: 381-392

English 2740 Section D /Fall/2008 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Margaret Enright Wye

email: margaret.wye@rockhurst.edu

WEEK 9: Oct 25 Virgil The Aeneid, Intro:1174-1182

Bk 1, pp 1186-1190; Bk 2, Troy Falls1195-1213; Bk 4, Death of Dido 1228-12 49; Bk 6, The Underworld 1247-1265

WEEK 10: Nov 1 Ovid: Metamorphoses pp Bk I pp 1265-1271

Bhagava Gita (bah-guh-vahd-GEE-tuh) pp 1488-1492; 1500-1501; 15-3; 1505; 1509; 1514 Confucius pp 1591-1601; 1631-1632 Epicurus pp 1633-1635

WEEK 3: Sept. 13 The Odyssey Bk 1 , 421-22; Bk 2, 434-437; WEEK 4: Sept. 20 Bk 4, 459-474; Bk 9, 529-544; Bk 11, 560-64; BK 19, 687-700; BK 21, 716- 728; BK 22 ON-LINE EXAMSept 20 AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON PP 798-857 WEEK 5: Sept. 27 AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON PP 798-857

WEEK 11: Nov 8 Vol. 2: pp 2- 22 Beowulf: pp 482-491; 502-504; 511-516; Pp 528-525 WEEK 12: Nov 15

The Crusades

Song of Roland pp 540-546; 573577 2nd Essay Due Nov 15 ON-LINE EXAMNov 15 WEEK 13: Nov 22 THE INFERNO: Intro & Canto I 678-694 Canto II-V, pp 695-713;
Errata pp 748, 775, & 790 More: PP 771-775; 808-812; 828-829; 839-842

CONTINUED

WEEK 6: Oct 4 Euripides: Medea pp 999-1044 1st Essay Due, Oct 4 WEEK 7: Sept 30 Oct.11 PLATO: THE APOLOGY. pp 1083--1107 Aristotle Poetics, pp 11491150;11531155 WEEK 8: Oct 18 Plautus & Comedy in Rome Fall Break Oct 8-12 ON-LINE EXAM-Oct 18 Mid-Term Oct 7

Canto XXXIV 844-848 Canto XXII-XXXIV, pp 1366-1409 WEEK 14: Nov. 29 Chaucer, pp 878-904 Gen. Prologue
& Boccacio, pp 849-852

MOVIE: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

THANKSGIVING Nov 24-30

WEEK 15 Dec 6 Machiavelli, pp 120- 139 The Prince Montaigne, pp 209-224 Of Cannibals Milton, pp 565-574; 576-582; 658-650 3rd Essay Due, Dec 6 ON-LINE EXAMDec 6

FIFINAL EXAM: T/Th Dec 9, 810am