World Literature Syllabus

Spring, 2000

Readings and Assignments

Week 1   1/10-1/16 Introduction to course.  Readings: Odyssey, Books 1-4
Week 2   1/17-1/23 Readings: Odyssey, Books 5-10. Assignment 1
Week 3   1/24-1/30 Readings: Odyssey, Books 11-16.  Assignment 2
Week 4   1/31-2/6 Readings: Odyssey, Books 17-24. Assignment 3
Week 5   2/7-2/13 Readings: Aeneid, Books 1, 2, 4. Assignment 4 
Week 6   2/14-2/20 Readings: Aeneid, Books 6, 8, 12. Assignment 5. Exam 1 this week; make an appointment for place and time by 2/13.
Week 7   2/21-2/27 Readings: Medea. Assignment 6.
Week 8   2/28-3/5 Readings: Inferno, Canto 1-3. Assignment 7. 
Week 9   3/6-3/12 Readings: Inferno, Canto 4. Assignment 8. (Note: Spring Break is March 6-11, so I've made a short assignment for March 12.)
Week 10  3/13-3/19 Readings: Inferno, Cantos 5. Group Projects due. Assignment 9, Francesca.
Week 11  3/20-3/26 Readings: Inferno, Cantos 6-15. Assignment 10. Exam 2 at the end of this week; make an appointment by 3/19
Week 12  3/27-4/3 Readings: Inferno, Cantos 16-27. Assignment 11.
Week 13  4/4-4/10 Readings: Inferno, Cantos 28-34. Assignment 12
Week 14  4/11-4/17 Readings: Don Quixote, from Part I. Assignment 13.
Week 15  4/18-4/24 Readings: Don Quixote, from Part I. Assignment 14.
Week 16  4/24-5/1 Readings: Don Quixote, from Part II.
Final Exam May 3-9. Make appointment by 4/24.

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