西洋文學概論(一)

A survey course on the canonized literary works of the West from the ancient world to the Renaissance. n.b. the course lecture will be delivered in mandarin.

1. Students have to apply for a NCTU o365 account to join the course channel on Microsoft Teams. The NCTU o365 account application page can be found here: https://g.nctu.edu.tw/signin.php 2. Use the code “5rosnwa” to join the course channel on Microsoft Teams

1. intro 2. HOMER, The Iliad Book XXIV. 3. HOMER, The Odyssey Book XIX. 4. SOPHOCLES, Oedipus Rex. pp.612-652; ARISTOTLE, Poetics. pp.780-784 5. VIRGIL, The Aeneid Book IV. 6. OVID, Ceres and Proserpina, Iphis and Isis, Pygamalion. pp.1039-1059 7. Gilgamesh Books 1 and 11. 8. mid-term exam 9. THE HEBREW BIBLE. pp.39-51 (Genesis 1–3. The Creation—The Fall; From Genesis 4. The First Murder; From Genesis 6–9. The Flood; From Genesis 11. The Origin of Languages; From Genesis 17–19. Abraham and Sarah; From Genesis 22. Abraham and Isaac) 10. THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE: THE NEW TESTAMENT. pp.1084-1097 (Luke 2. The Birth and Youth of Jesus; Matthew 5–7. The Teaching of Jesus, The Sermon on the Mount; Luke 15. The Teaching of Jesus; Parables; From Matthew 13. Why Jesus Teaches in Parables; From Matthew 26. The Betrayal of Jesus; Matthew 27. The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus; Matthew 28. The Resurrection) 11. optional 12. DANTE ALIGHIERI, The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Cantos I, II, III. 13. DANTE ALIGHIERI, The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Cantos IV, V, XXVI. 14. DANTE ALIGHIERI, The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto XXXII, XXXIII, XXXIV. 15. MEDIEVAL TALES: The Wild Dream, The Ring That Controlled Erections. pp.1442-1453; MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, Don Quixote. pp.2339-2349; 16. final

in-class oral report 20% in-class quiz 20% mid-term exam 30% final exam 30%

1. The Norton Anthology of Western Literature (the 8th ed.) 2. The Divine Comedy —both will be put on the library's reserved shelf.