Reading and Homework Schedule
Session 1: (13 Bahman): Chapter 2. Ex. 3 (p. 17).
Session 2: Chapter 3. Ex. 5 (p. 19).
Session 3: Chapter 4. Ex. 3 (p. 34); Ex. 2 (p. 38); Ex. 3 (p. 39).
Session 4: (4 Esfand) Chapter 5. Ex. 4 (p. 40); Ex. 2 (p. 42); Ex. 3 (p. 43).
Session 5: Chapter 6. Ex. 6 (p. 47); Ex. 3 (p. 50); Ex. 4 (p. 51).
Session 6: (18 Esfand) Chapter 7. Ex. 1 (p. 56); Ex. 2 (p. 57).
Session 7: (16 Farvardin) Chapter 7. Ex. 3 (p. 58); Ex. 4 (p. 62).
Session 8: (23 Farvardin) Midterm Exam
Session 9: Chapter 8. Ex. 1 (p. 71); Ex. 2 (p. 71); Ex. 3 (p. 72).
Session 10: (6 Ordibehesht) Chapter 8. Ex. 5 (p. 74); Ex. 7 (p. 76).
Session 11: Chapter 9. Ex. 1 (p. 78); Ex. 2 (p. 81).
Session 12: Chapter 9. Ex. 3 (p. 82); Ex. 4 (p. 84).
Session 13: (27 Ordibehesht) Chapter 10. To be assigned.
Session 14: Chapter 10. To be assigned.
Session 15: (10 Khordad) Review.
Rules and Regulations
—You may miss three classes, after which 1.5 points will be deducted from your final grade for each subsequent absence.
—Your grade comprises 20% homework, 30% midterm and 50% final exam. If you miss the mid-term exam, you may re-take it but it will be worth 15%. All assignments should be typed, proof-read and on time, otherwise they will not be accepted. All exam questions will be chosen from (or will be very similar to) the poems and exercises in Samples of Simple Verse; therefore, it is highly advisable to do your homework regularly and be prepared for class (unannounced quizzes sometimes occur). The exams will be closed-book; you may not use a dictionary or notes.
—Mobile phones should be on silent mode in class. Mobile phones which make a sound during class will be confiscated and their contents shared with the class.
08 February 2009
13 October 2008
Greek and Roman Mythology [EXAM INFO]
WHENEVER A QUOTATION OR A LINK IS PROVIDED IN THE SYLLABUS (APART FROM THE READING ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE TEXTBOOK), YOU SHOULD PRINT IT, AND PREPARE IT FOR THE RELATED SESSION.
CHECK THE LINK (BELOW) TO HELP WITH PRONUNCIATION OF THE NAMES.
Reading and Homework Schedule
SESSION 1 (15 Bahman):
“Daphne” (p. 114); “Atalanta” (p. 173); “Arachne” (p. 288); “Clytie” (p. 291).
SESSION 2 (29 Bahman):
Introduction (pp. 13-23) [know everything in pp. 14-20].
SESSION 3 (13 Esfand):
Gods and goddesses (pp.24-35);
The Underworld (pp.39-40) [Charon, Cerberus, Elysian Fields, Styx, Lethe];
The lesser gods (pp. 40-43): Pan, Leda, Satyrs, Dryads, Centaurs,Gorgons, Sirens;
The Roman gods (pp. 43-45) [The Numina, Saturn, Saturnalia, Janus, Fauns];
[Othello, speaking to Iago and falling under his influence, is beginning to doubt Desdemona’s fidelity]:
By the world,
I think my wife be honest, and think she is not;
I think that thou art just, and think thou art not:
I'll have some proof: her name, that was as fresh
As Dian's visage, is now begrim'd and black
As mine own face. [3.3.389-394]
SESSION 4 (20 Esfand):
Demeter and Dionysus (pp.47-62) [Know everything about Dionysus, especially his relationship with the theatre and drama].
SESSION 5 (18 Farvardin):
(pp. 63-91): Cyclops, Titans, Furies, Zeus’ birth, War of the gods and Titans, Atlas, creation of mankind, Prometheus, Pandora, Syrinx, Eyes of Argus, Polyphemus and Odysseus, Narcissus, Echo, Hyacinth, human sacrifice, flower myths, Adonis.
SESSION 6 (25 Farvardin):
Cupid and Psyche (pp. 92- 100);
Orpheus and Eurydice (pp. 103-05);
Pygmalion and Galatea (pp.108-111);
EURYDICE by Alta
all the male poets write of orpheus
as if they look back & expect
to find me walking patiently
behind them. they claim i fell into hell.
damn them, i say.
i stand in my own pain
& sing my own song.
SESSION 7 (1 Ordibehesht):
(pp.131-40): Phaëthon, Bellerephon, Pegasus, Chimaera, Daedalus;
(pp. 141-158): Perseus, Theseus
[Juliet is waiting for Romeo]:
Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,
Towards Hyperion’s lodging: such a wagoner
As Phaethon would whip you to the west,
And bring in cloudy night immediately.
[3.2.1-4]
SESSION 8 (8 Ordibehesht):
Mid-term Exam
SESSION 9 (15 Ordibehesht):
Hercules (pp. 159-172) [Know his main characteristics, his differences from Theseus, any four labours];
The Trojan War (pp.178-201)[Know the background and reasons for the war, the main heroes, which gods and goddesses backed which side, and why].
SESSION 10 (22 Ordibehesht):
Midas (pp. 278-9); Hero and Leander (p. 293); Sisyphus (pp. 298-99);
The Myth of Sisyphus
http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/00/pwillen1/lit/msysip.htm
SESSION 11 (29 Ordibehesht):
Odysseus (pp. 202-19) [Main differences between the Odyssey and the Iliad, how the Odyssey is divided, any six adventures, what happens when he gets home].
CHECK THE LINK (BELOW) TO HELP WITH PRONUNCIATION OF THE NAMES.
Reading and Homework Schedule
SESSION 1 (15 Bahman):
“Daphne” (p. 114); “Atalanta” (p. 173); “Arachne” (p. 288); “Clytie” (p. 291).
SESSION 2 (29 Bahman):
Introduction (pp. 13-23) [know everything in pp. 14-20].
SESSION 3 (13 Esfand):
Gods and goddesses (pp.24-35);
The Underworld (pp.39-40) [Charon, Cerberus, Elysian Fields, Styx, Lethe];
The lesser gods (pp. 40-43): Pan, Leda, Satyrs, Dryads, Centaurs,Gorgons, Sirens;
The Roman gods (pp. 43-45) [The Numina, Saturn, Saturnalia, Janus, Fauns];
[Othello, speaking to Iago and falling under his influence, is beginning to doubt Desdemona’s fidelity]:
By the world,
I think my wife be honest, and think she is not;
I think that thou art just, and think thou art not:
I'll have some proof: her name, that was as fresh
As Dian's visage, is now begrim'd and black
As mine own face. [3.3.389-394]
SESSION 4 (20 Esfand):
Demeter and Dionysus (pp.47-62) [Know everything about Dionysus, especially his relationship with the theatre and drama].
SESSION 5 (18 Farvardin):
(pp. 63-91): Cyclops, Titans, Furies, Zeus’ birth, War of the gods and Titans, Atlas, creation of mankind, Prometheus, Pandora, Syrinx, Eyes of Argus, Polyphemus and Odysseus, Narcissus, Echo, Hyacinth, human sacrifice, flower myths, Adonis.
SESSION 6 (25 Farvardin):
Cupid and Psyche (pp. 92- 100);
Orpheus and Eurydice (pp. 103-05);
Pygmalion and Galatea (pp.108-111);
EURYDICE by Alta
all the male poets write of orpheus
as if they look back & expect
to find me walking patiently
behind them. they claim i fell into hell.
damn them, i say.
i stand in my own pain
& sing my own song.
SESSION 7 (1 Ordibehesht):
(pp.131-40): Phaëthon, Bellerephon, Pegasus, Chimaera, Daedalus;
(pp. 141-158): Perseus, Theseus
[Juliet is waiting for Romeo]:
Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,
Towards Hyperion’s lodging: such a wagoner
As Phaethon would whip you to the west,
And bring in cloudy night immediately.
[3.2.1-4]
SESSION 8 (8 Ordibehesht):
Mid-term Exam
SESSION 9 (15 Ordibehesht):
Hercules (pp. 159-172) [Know his main characteristics, his differences from Theseus, any four labours];
The Trojan War (pp.178-201)[Know the background and reasons for the war, the main heroes, which gods and goddesses backed which side, and why].
SESSION 10 (22 Ordibehesht):
Midas (pp. 278-9); Hero and Leander (p. 293); Sisyphus (pp. 298-99);
The Myth of Sisyphus
http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/00/pwillen1/lit/msysip.htm
SESSION 11 (29 Ordibehesht):
Odysseus (pp. 202-19) [Main differences between the Odyssey and the Iliad, how the Odyssey is divided, any six adventures, what happens when he gets home].
07 October 2007
Drama II Quiz Directions
1. You need to be able to divide Acts into logical scenes, and state one or two important features of each scene--in other words, why did the playwright write that scene, how it contributes to the play.
2. Make sure you have no problems with vocabulary.
3. You should be able to write brief but precise sketches of the characters and provide evidence from the play to support your descriptions.
2. Make sure you have no problems with vocabulary.
3. You should be able to write brief but precise sketches of the characters and provide evidence from the play to support your descriptions.
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