Don Quixote In addition to what our text says about Cervantes, it is important to note that he is perhaps the greatest writer in Spanish and Spanish-language literature until the great South American “Boom” writers of the 20th Century such as Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel García Márquez took their places in that stratosphere. Don … Read more
Prospectus Writing Prospectus You may (and are encouraged to do so) send me a draft of the prospectus in progress at any time during the course to make sure that you are on track and doing work of a passing level for this course. Do so via email attachment. When you’re ready to submit the … Read more
Gnosticism, Irenaeus, and Christianity: Discussion Discussion Board: What were the criteria for authentic Christianity that Irenaeus established? How did those criteria respond to the problems that Gnostics posed for his community at Lyon? What does this tell us about the formation of orthodoxy and of heresy more generally? Please write a concise and well-organized response … Read more
The Tale of Genji Week 5: The Tale of Genji We now move into Asia and specifically the Home Islands of Japan. Backgrounds: Lady Murasaki is a pen-name–unlike Homer, Murasaki was a real person, though her exact identity is unknown. It is possible she was named Fujiwara no Takako who was an Imperial Lady in … Read more
Character Analysis Sheet: Tom use your words. Imagine that you are an actor in a play. You must analyze your character – how he/she looks, moves, speaks, thinks, what he/she wants, what his/her past was like, etc. As an actor, you must try to discover as much as possible about the character you’re playing. read all … Read more
Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story 1. Select a film that depicts domestic violence. Alternatively, you may select a book or television show instead of a movie. Some film suggestions follow: A Cry for Help: The Tracy Thurman Story (1989) Affliction (1999) American Beauty (1999) Bastard Out of California (1996) Burning Bed, The (1984) Carousel … Read more
Analysis of Arthur Miller’s “ Death of a Salesman” Production Title: Playwright: This Production Directed By: In short, why did you select this play? Inspiration: What thematic “buzz words” come to mind as you watched? Ideas: State the major idea of the play (as you see it) in ONE complete sentence. Write one or more clear and … Read more
The 1001 Nights Can we connect Shahrazád to characters like Achilles, Hector, Gilgamesh, Enkidu, et al through the idea of conflict? What other factors can we use to compare and contrast these characters across World Lit? These men want glory, recognition, idealization, be remembered in songs and celebrated–as great leaders, warriors, etc. They want others … Read more
Relationship Between the World’s Major Religions What is the relationship between the world’s religions? Are they all equally true? Are they all false? Do they all have some truths in them, but not others? Is one religion more true to you than the others are? If so, why. Pick one Religious Figure: Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, … Read more
Gilgamesh Gilgamesh remains a compelling narrative, and the plot devices and character types remain part and parcel of nearly every heroic story we might read from The Iliad to Harry Potter. We will begin our literary analysis here, so please read the complete entry in Part One of the course Anthology (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. … Read more