Fall Semester 2001

PART I: Reading in Depth
F	Aug 24	Introduction to C&T; Greek and Chinese Poetry [Readings Book B]
M	27	LECTURE: The Odyssey (John Fischer)
W	29	Odyssey, Books 1-4
F	31	Odyssey, Books 5, 6, 8, 9; synopses [Readings Book C]
M	Sept 3	Odyssey, Books 10, 11, 12, 16
W	5	Odyssey, Books 21, 22, 23, 24 synopses [Readings Book C]

Part II: Reading for Themes

F 7 LECTURE: Humans and the Divine ( David Blix )
M 10 Gilgamesh
W 12 Stories of Abraham from the Bible and Quran. [Readings Book D]
F 14 Augustine, Confessions [Readings Book E]
M 17 Peter Schaffer, Equus
W 19 LECTURE: Humans and the Natural World (Eric Wetzel)
F 21 William Paley, Natural Theology (selections) [Readings Book F]
M 24 Charles Darwin, "Abstract of a Letter from C. Darwin, esq. To Prof. Asa Gray, Boston, U.S." and selections from Origin of Species and Descent of Man. [Readings Book G]
W 26 Poetry, Music, & Art [Readings Book H]
F 28 W. McKibben, The End of Nature [Readings Book I]
October
M Oct 1 LECTURE: Suffering and the Meaning of Life (Raymond Williams)
W 3 Job 1-14, 38-42 [Readings Book J]
F 5 Buddhist Readings from the Teaching of the Buddha [Readings Book K]
M 8 J.P. Sartre, "The Wall" [Readings Book L]
W 10 Elie Wiesel, Night

MIDSEMESTER BREAK 11-14 OCTOBER

Part III: Reading in Cultural Context-Classical Greece
		LECTURE:

PART III:
M 15 LECTURE: Greek Art (John Fischer & Ann Taylor)
W 17 Greek Art [slides and Readings Book M]
Film: Michael Cacoyannis, Iphigenia (1982), 75 minutes. Shown Thursday 18 October 4:15 & 7:15pm and Sunday, 21 October at 4:15 & 7:15pm in Korb.
F 19 Greek Poetry: Hesiod and Lyric Poetry and some comments on Greek Drama [Readings Book N]
M 22 Aeschylus, Agamemnon
W 24 Sophocles, Antigone
F 26 LECTURE: Greek History and Philosophy (Joseph Day)
M 29 Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War selections [Readings Book O]
W 31 Euripides, Hippolytus

November
F Nov 2 Plato I, The Republic, Books I and II, selections [Readings Book P, pp. 1-23]
M 5 Plato II, The Republic, Books V, VI and VII, selections [Readings Book P, pp. 24-41]

Part IV: Reading in Cultural Context-Classical China
		LECTURE:

PART IV:
W 7 LECTURE: From Confucius to Empire (David Blix)
F 9 Chinese Poetry [Readings Book Q]
M 12 Confucius, The Analects [Readings Book R]
W 14 Mencius [Readings Book S]
F 16 Han Fei Tzu [Readings Book T]

THANKSGIVING RECESS 17-25 NOVEMBER
M 26 LECTURE: Taoism and Chinese Developments (Hall Peebles)
W 28 Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching [Readings Book U]
F 30 Chuang Tzu [Readings Book V]

December
M Dec 3 Chinese Ghost Stories and "A Woman Taoist Priest" [Readings Books W]
W 5 Sun Tzu, The Art of War [Readings Book X]
F 7 Chinese Paintings (slides)