CLAS 55: Three Greek and Roman Epics-- Basic Syllabus
Jim O’Hara Fall 2007 MWF 12-12:50 PM Murphey 222; course home page: http://www.unc.edu/courses/2007fall/clas/055/001/

1. Wed. Aug. 22 Introduction to course
2. Fri. Aug. 24 Homer and the Iliad: introduction.
Read Introduction to your translation.
Read online : "Homer" in the Perseus Encyclopedia; "The Iliad and the Greek Bronze Age" by John Porter; "Homeric Society" by John Porter

3. Mon. Aug. 27 Iliad Books 1-3
look at study questions from Temple(even though they use another translation) and Virginia Tech (scroll down)

4. Wed. Aug. 29 Iliad 4-6

5. Fri. Aug. 31 Iliad 7-9 Simple 2-p. writing exercise on part of Iliad 9

Mon. Sept. 3 Labor Day Holiday : no class

6. Wed. Sept. 5 Iliad 10-12

7. Fri. Sept. 7 Iliad 13-15

8. Mon. Sept. 10 Iliad 16-18

9. Wed. Sept. 12 Iliad 19-21

10. Fri. Sept. 14 Iliad 22-24

11. Mon Sept. 17 Odyssey: introduction.
Read Intro. to your translation.
Read Odyssey Books 1-3
Read online: Look over this Odyssey site (note his maps, links to plot summaries and different translations, etc.) and for the Odyssey generally continue to use the study questions fromTemple U. by Robin Mitchell-Boyask at (see also his info at bottom of page). For lists of characters and plot summary see here.

12. Wed. Sept. 19 2-page paper on Iliad

13. Fri. Sept. 21 Odyssey 4-6

14. Mon. Sept. 24 Odyssey 7-9

15. Wed. Sept. 26 Odyssey 10-12

16. Fri. Sept. 28 Odyssey 13-15

17. Mon. Oct. 1 Odyssey 16-18

18. Wed. Oct. 3 Odyssey 19-21

Fri. Oct. 5  Odyssey 22-24

19. Mon. Oct. 8 Sophocles: introduction. Read Introduction to your translation.
Read online Dunkle, Introduction to Greek Tragedy
Read online: Sophocles entry in the Perseus Encyclopedia:

20. Wed. Oct. 10 2-page paper on Odyssey (do 2 of last 3 short papers: Odyssey, Sophocles, Aeneid; register with me ahead of time)

Fri. Oct. 12.  University Day: no classes meet  10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

21. Mon. Oct. 15 Sophocles, Ajax

22. Wed. Oct. 17 Sophocles, Philoctetes (Seamus Heaney, the Cure at Troy)

Fri. Oct. 19 No Class, Fall Break

23. Mon. Oct. 22 Sophocles, Electra

24. Wed. Oct. 24 Sophocles, Trachiniae (Women of Trachis)

25. Fri. Oct. 26 TBA

26. Mon. Oct. 29 Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus

27. Wed. Oct. 31 Sophocles, Antigone

28. Fri. Nov. 2 Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus

29. Mon. Nov. 5 2-page paper on Sophocles

30. Wed. Nov. 7 Aeneid 1-2
Read online Coppolino's essay on Augustus  (about 10 pp.).
For each Vergil assignment, see the Prof. Houston notes (sent to you as an attachment) and also a version of my assignment notes online at Mitchell-Boyask's epic page.
Check out too, either now or on the weekend, my page of Vergil Links (which are for graduate students and undergraduates).

31. Fri. Nov. 9 Aeneid 3-4

32. Mon. Nov. 12 Aeneid 5-7

33. Wed. Nov. 14 Aeneid 8-10

34. Fri. Nov. 16 Aeneid 11-12

35. Mon. Nov. 19 2-page paper on Aeneid

Wed. Nov. 21 no class.
36. Mon. Nov. 26 Term paper reports, 10-12 minutes each, Homer first
37. Wed. Nov. 28 Term paper reports
38. Fri. Nov. 30 Term paper reports
40. Mon. Dec. 3 Term paper reports
41. Wed. Dec. 5 Wrapup
Term papers due: Wed. Dec. 11, noon, at my office 319 Murphey or my mailbox in 211 Murphey