Tuesday January 16 Introduction to the Course Thursday January 18 Greek History Lecture
recommended reading:
Dr. J’s Illustrated Archaic Age
Dr. J’s Illustrated Classical Age
Dr. J’s Illustrated Persian Wars Tuesday January 23  Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Dr. J’s Illustrated Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Dr. J’s Illustrated Pericles’ Funeral Oration and America
Dr. J’s Illustrated Pericles’ Funeral Oration and Philadelphia
OUTLINE of Pericles’ speech: not paragraphs or sentences, just main points Thursday January 25
January 29: last day to drop! Pericles’ Funeral Oration
introduction to the plague
Dr. Tompkins’ notes on the plague Tuesday January 30
Introduction to Greek Theater
Dr. J’s Illustrated Greek Theater
Dr. J’s Illustrated Greek Drama Thursday February 1 Sophocles’ Oedipus the King
Dr. Mitchell-Boyask’s Oedipus Study Guide Tuesday February 6 Sophocles’ Oedipus the King Thursday February 8 Sophocles’ Oedipus the King Tuesday February 13 Sophocles’ Antigone
Dr. Mitchell-Boyask’s Antigone Study Guide Thursday February 15 Sophocles’ Antigone Tuesday February 20 Introduction to Plato
Dr. J’s Background Lecture on Greek Philosophy
An Outline of Plato’s Apology by Professor Daniel Tompkins Thursday February 22 Plato’s Apology
Dr. J’s Illustrated Plato’s Apology Tuesday February 27 Plato’s Apology
Dr. J’s Socrates Lecture
Sappho’s poetry Thursday March 1 Midterm Examination (review)
Paper #1 DUE (topics)
Introduction to the Bible UNIT TWO: RELIGIOUS FOUNDATIONS March 4-11 Spring Break – NO CLASS Tuesday March 13 to be re-done from here down (2/15/01)Introduction to the Bible, Genesis chapters 1-4 Dr. J’s explanatory notes on the Old Testament
Dr. Ward’s most excellent introduction to the Bible and IH
The Old Testament: Genesis chapters 1-4, 6-9
The Old Testament: Genesis chapters 12, 15-23 Thursday March 15 The Old Testament: Exodus 1-17 Tuesday March 20 The Old Testament: Exodus 18-35
Paper #1 rewrite DUE Thursday March 22 The New Testament: Gospel of Matthew 1-14 Tuesday March 27 The New Testament: Gospel of Matthew 15-28 Thursday March 29 Qur’an: Surah 2, 4, 81, 83, 84     UNIT THREE: HUMANIST FOUNDATIONS Tuesday April 3 Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali
Dr. J’s Guide to the Sundiata Thursday April 5 Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali quiz!
AND Koran, surah 2  Tuesday April 10 Introduction to Humanism
Galileo’s Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
Dr. J’s Galileo Lecture Thursday April 12

April 16: last day to withdraw! Machiavelli’s Prince: introduction
Machiavelli, chapters 8, 12-17
Dr. J’s Machiavelli’s The Prince study guide Tuesday April 17
Machiavelli’s Prince, chapters 18, 19, 25, 26
Paper #2 DUE  (topics) Thursday April 19 Shakespeare’s Othello Acts I
Dr. J’s Shakespeare’s Othello study guide Tuesday April 23 Shakespeare’s Othello Act II and III Thursday April 26 Shakespeare’s Othello, Acts IV and V FINAL EXAMINATION
Thursday, May 3, 11:00-1:00
Tuttleman 301
you will bring a two-page paper with you to the exam – topic TBA