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Backgrounds of Western Literature, 1st Semester Instructor: 陳建志 Albert Chen Course description: Greco-Roman mythology and the Bible are the two essential origins of western culture. In the first semester we will focus on Greco-Roman mythology as well as Greek tragedies. And if time permits, more other classic works such as Plato and Greek comedies will be included. We will learn how they influenced western thinking and literary works. Students are encouraged to point out mythological allusions in literary works or films when doing presentations. Week 1st week 2nd week 3rd week 4th week 5th week Content General Introduction Mythology, Part One Mythology, Part One Mythology, Part Two Mythology, Part Two Tentative Syllabus Focus How the two works influenced western culture The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes Stories of Love and Adventures Stories of Love and Adventures 6th week Mythology, Part Three The Great Heroes before the Trojan War 7th week Mythology, Part Four The Heroes of the Trojan War; Homer’s Epic 8th week 9th week Mid-term Examination 10th week Mythology, The Heroes of the Trojan War; Homer’s Epic Part Four 11th week Mythological Allusions th 12 week Mythological Allusions th 13 week Movies 14th wee Mythology, A mythological study of literary works A mythological study of literary works Discussion The Great Families of Mythology th 15 week 16th week 17th week 18th week Part Five Greek Oedipus, Antigone, etc Tragedies Greek Oedipus, Antigone, etc Tragedies Plato Poetics and other works Final Examination Teaching Methods：Lecturing, group presentation, in-class Q & A, movies Requirements：Reading, group presentation Evaluation：Mid-term exam 30%, final exam 30%, group presentation & individual responses 20%, attendance 10％ (Those who are absent for three times or more will fail the course.) Assigned Textbooks：Mythology. Edith Hamilton; Good News Bible Reference Books： Hero with a Thousand Faces. Joseph Campbell The Power of Myth. Joseph Campbell Man and His Symbols. C. G. Jung Jung for Beginners. Maggie Hyde nd Backgrounds of Western Literature, 2 Week 1st week Content General Introduction Semester Tentative Syllabus Focus How the two works influenced western culture 2nd week 3rd week The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes Stories of Love and Adventures 4th week 5th week The Great Heroes before the Trojan War The Heroes of the Trojan War; Homer’s Epic 6th week 7th week 8th week 9th week 10th week 11th week 12th week 13th week 14th week 15th week 16th week 17th week 18th week The Great Families of Mythology; A mythological Study of literary works (i.e. Ulysses, Leda and the Swan) Oedipus, Antigone, etc Poetics and other works Mid-term Examination Comparison between Greek mythology and the Bible; gods and God; Symbols of God Genesis Garden of Eden, Tower of Babel Exodus The Jewish People and “Diaspora” Exodus, The Movies: Exodus; Ten Commandments Book of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiates, The New Comparison between the Old Testament and the New Testament: Testament The Gospel according to Matthew The Gospel Watching movies related to the ideas of revelation and according to Apocalyptic ideas. Discussion. Matthew The Gospel Mysticism in the Gospel; comparison of the four gospels according to John; Acts; Paul’s Paul, Apocalyptic ideas, Armageddon Epistles; Revelations Final Examination Teaching Methods：Lecturing, group presentation, in-class Q & A, movies Requirements：Reading, group presentation Evaluation：Mid-term exam 30%, final exam 30%, group presentation & individual responses 20%, attendance 10％ (Those who are absent for three times or more will fail the course.) Assigned Textbooks：Mythology. Edith Hamilton; Good News Bible Reference Books： Hero with a Thousand Faces. Joseph Campbell The Power of Myth. Joseph Campbell Man and His Symbols. C. G. Jung Jung for Beginners. Maggie Hyde
