Middlebury

CMLT 0150

Greek and Roman Epic Poetry

Greek and Roman Epic Poetry
Would Achilles and Hector have risked their lives and sacred honor had they understood human life and the Olympian gods as Homer portrays them in the Iliad? Why do those gods decide to withdraw from men altogether following the Trojan War, and why is Odysseus the man Athena chooses to help her carry out that project? And why, according to the Roman poet Vergil, do these gods command Aeneas, a defeated Trojan, to found an Italian town that will ultimately conquer the Greek cities that conquered Troy, replacing the Greek polis with a universal empire that will end all wars of human freedom? Through close study of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and Vergil's Aeneid, we explore how the epic tradition helped shape Greece and Rome, and define their contributions to European civilization. 3 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc.
Subject:
Comparative Literature
Department:
Comparative Literature
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
CMP EUR LIT PHL
Equivalent Courses:
CLAS 0150 *

Sections

Fall 2024

CMLT0150A-F24 Lecture (Ganiban)
CMLT0150B-F24 Lecture (Ganiban)

Fall 2023

CMLT0150A-F23 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F23 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F23 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F23 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2022

CMLT0150A-F22 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F22 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F22 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F22 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2021

CMLT0150A-F21 Lecture (Ganiban)

Fall 2020

CMLT0150A-F20 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F20 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F20 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F20 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2019

CMLT0150A-F19 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F19 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F19 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F19 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2018

CMLT0150A-F18 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150B-F18 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F18 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F18 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F18 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2016

CMLT0150A-F16 Lecture (Ganiban)
CMLT0150B-F16 Lecture (Ganiban)
CMLT0150Z-F16 Discussion (Ganiban)

Fall 2015

CMLT0150A-F15 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150B-F15 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F15 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F15 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F15 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2014

CMLT0150A-F14 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F14 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F14 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F14 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2013

CMLT0150A-F13 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F13 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F13 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F13 Discussion (Witkin)

Fall 2012

CMLT0150A-F12 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150B-F12 Lecture (Witkin)
CMLT0150X-F12 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Y-F12 Discussion (Witkin)
CMLT0150Z-F12 Discussion (Witkin)