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COURSE CONTENTS

 

WEEK OF	LECTURE TOPICS	READINGS
2/9/98	Ten Commandments   Greatest Films 10 Commandments Page   Box Office Magazine's Review	Exodus
2/16/98	Ten Commandments	same as above
2/23/98	Orpheus (Orphee)   Postcard   Film Review: Orphee   Orphee Web Page	Theatre History Cybercourse Classic History Notes
3/2/98	Orpheus Descending   Background for Tennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending	Fugitive Kind (T. Williams) (OR)    Love and Death in Tennessee Williams   (opt)
3/9/98	The Seven Samaurai	7 Against Thebes   Compete Online Text    Aeschylus Lecture Hall   The Theban Saga (outline)
3/16/98	Gospel at Colonus	Dramaturgical Criticism: A Case Study of  The Gospel At Colonus   The "Intercultural" Work of Lee Breuer
3/23/98	Mighty Aphrodite   Mighty Aphrodite: Roger Ebert's Review	Mighty Aphrodite: Exploring Issues of Identity and Anonymity
3/30/98	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum   Funny Thing Web Page	Plautus' Pot of Gold, Pseudolus and Braggart Warrior   Translating Plautus: A Review
4/13/98	Spartacus (Republic vs. Empire)    Roger Ebert's Review	Plutarch Crassus (OR)
4/20/98	Caesar/Cleopatra	Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra
4/27/98	Ben Hur (Empire & its adversaries)	Wallace's Ben Hur (opt)   Complete Online Text
5/4/98	Fellini Satyricon (LD)    Satyricon Web Page	Petronius, Satyricon
5/11/98	Fall of the Roman Empire (Empire vs. Republic, revisited & revised)
5/18/98	Star Wars Trilogy   The Mythology of Star Wars: Study Questions   Star Wars: The Magic of Myth (book review)	Asimov Foundation Trilogy (opt)   Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (opt)

 

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Course Objectives

 

The purpose of the course, Antiquity through Modern Eyes, is to examine 20th century perspectives (represented in film) on the ancient world.  The chief focus of the course will be film adaptations of major classical works.  Readings of appropriate texts in translation will clarify the contrast between the ancient and the modern worlds.  If time allows, the course will also include some consideration of ancient art, architecture and music.  Format: lecture, discussion.

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Grading

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Grading Scale

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Class Format

Format: lecture, discussion

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Course Requirements

Either 1 paper (appoximately 10 typed pages) or 2 papers (approximately 5 typed pages each)
    typing - negotiable
    topic - your choice within broad limits of the course, subject to my approval.  Topics: see          questionnaire.

1 take home hour exam and 1 take home final exam: see questionnaire

2 very short essays (not more than 600 words each)
    1) my favorite film in the course & why. (or the reverse)
    2) my favorite scene in one of the films in the course & why.
    Items one (1) and two (2) do not have to be from the same film.
    In these essays, I am interested in your opinion.  You will not be graded on them other than if one or both is exceptionally good, it will raise your grade.  If you do not turn in both these essays, however, you will not have completed the course and, therefore, not receive a grade in the course until they are turned in.

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Advice for Success

There will be discussion sections after each video/film.  Discussion can significantly influence your grade in a positive manner and will form 10% of your grade.
 

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Policy on Student Class Attendance

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