how to use this class schedule

Very important note: This is the official Class Schedule. and you absolutely do need to Bookmark or Favorite this page because you will be looking at it often.

All links to assignments, due dates, and lists of weekly readings are on this page. DO NOT expect the due dates to all be on Canvas. We use Canvas only for Announcements, the Grade Book, and the Discussion Board.
This page is the central hub for all of the class content. Everything is incredibly easy to get to from this page.

Read the Lectures and ALL weekly Readings at the beginning of each week; you are expected to understand them for the Discussions and Writing Assignments that week.

If you have any questions or are unsure about something, please email me at JRCORBALLY@GMAIL.COM; (not on Canvas, and not to the school email; both are unreliable)

what's below in the left column?

  • Links to the Weekly Lectures
    Read these at the beginning of the week.

  • Links to the Weekly Discussion Topics
    Posts are due Fridays before midnight, and
    replies are due Sundays before midnight.

  • Links to Writing Assignments
    with due dates listed.

Important: due dates are not optional.

what's below in the right column?

  • A list of the Week's Readings. Read these at the beginning of the week; all are required.
    Most readings are found on our site or in the Files section of Canvas and/or in our Online Anthology.

    I have also recommended a couple of editions of the Norton Anthology that have most of the readings if you prefer book books (I do).

  • You can also find several of the readings (especially the older ones) online, in public libraries (many have free-to-borrow e-books), or in online bookstores.

Important: Please always be looking ahead. This class moves very quickly, and the readings, assignments, papers take time to do well (and you want to do well).

WEEK 1 (2/5 - 2/9)
Beginning at the Beginning

  • Lecture 1

  • Orientation Quiz (due 2/7)
    Yes, this is Wednesday!
    Feel free to turn this in early

  • Discussion 1 (due 2/9) Friday.
    Postings are typically due Fridays,
    Replies continue through Sundays

 Reading:

IMPORTANT! Day 1 be sure you do the ONLY module on our Canvas site; it is the class Orientation.
That is how you will get the answers to the Orientation Quiz.

  • Genesis (excerpt from The Bible) (Creation: The Beginning)
  • excerpt from Ovid's Metamorphoses (The Creation)
ALSO the following readings in the Online World Literature I Anthology
  • "Phan Ku the Creator"
  • "Mawu-Lisa the Creators"
  • "Divine Woman the Creator"
  • "The Big Bang Theory"
NOTE: I have also put Week 1 and Week 2 Readings in the Files section of Canvas.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT TRANSLATIONS: I will post an Announcement about translations Week 1. Yes, some are much better than others; the ones in the Norton editions are excellent, but most are NOT yet in public domain. I'll share some thoughts in my Announcement and copy it on the Week 1 Discussion board.

WEEK 2 (2/12 - 2/16)
Not Necessarily Untruth 		Reading:

  • Genesis (excerpts from The Torah)

    • Adam and Eve [The Fall]
    • The Tower of Babel [The Origin of Language]

  • Ovid's Metamorphoses (excerpts)

    • The Flood
    • Deucalion and Pyrrha
    • Apollo and Daphne
    • Jove and Io

    (Note: if you have one of the texts, depending on your version, you may/may not have all of these; links to the missing stories are in the Online World Literature I Anthology)
ALSO the following reading in the Online World Literature I Anthology
  • "Ulgen the Creator"
WEEK 3 (2/19 - 2/23)
One Story Told 1,000 Ways Paper 1 (due 2/23), Friday)
Note: essays are typically due on Fridays 		Reading: NOTE: excerpts from Hero with a Thousand Faces are in the Online World Literature I Anthology
WEEK 4 (2/26 - 3/1)
War Music 		Reading:
  • from The Iliad (Books I, XVIII, XXII, XXIV)
NOTE: There are links to a partial summary and the actual book in our Online World Literature I Anthology
Most links are older translations at Project Gutenberg or Poetry in Translation; you can find much more modern translation, but you might have to search around.
WEEK 5 (3/4 - 3/8)
Adding Brains to Brawn 		Reading:
  • from The Odyssey (Books IX, X, XI)
  • Tennyson's "Ulysses"
NOTE: Tennyson's "Ulysses" and a brief summary of the rest of The Odyssey (in addition to a link to the epic itself) are available in the Online World Literature I Anthology
WEEK 6 (3/11 - 3/15)
Tragedy or Comedy? 		Reading:
  • Oedipus Rex OR Lysistrata
Now why would you pick one over the other? I suspect a lot of you have read and discussed Oedipus before. If not, this is a good opportunity to visit the play, but if you have, then you will probably want to read Aristophanes's comedy. And, yes, this does mean we will have two very different sorts of discussions going on simultaneously this week :)

As usual, you can search for these online or visit our Online World Literature I Anthology

WEEK 7 (3/18 - 3/22)
A Dose of Gravitas 		Reading:
  • from The Aeneid (Books IV, VI, VIII)
NOTE: As usual, check out the Online World Literature I Anthology
WEEK 8 (3/25 - 3/29)

  • no Lecture

  • no discussion

paper Paper 2 (due 3/27), WEDNESDAY
NOTE: Thursday and Friday are holidays;
however, papers turned in Friday
will NOT be counted as late.
Reading:
  • There is no additional reading this week;
    use this time to finish Essay 2
WEEK 9 (4/1 - 4/5)

  • NO CLASSES THIS WEEK
  • SPRING BREAK! Have a great, safe holiday (and don't forget to come back :)
WEEK 10 (4/8 - 4/12)
So Much Hinges on the Middle Ages

  • Lecture 8

  • Discussion 7 (4/12)
    NOTE: read and follow
    Special Instructions listed on the
    Discussion 7 page!

 Reading:
  • Inferno from Dante's Divine Comedy
NOTE: As usual, check out the Online World Literature I Anthology
WEEK 11 (4/15 - 4/19)
A Bit of Explication 		Reading:
  • Inferno from Dante's Divine Comedy (continued)

If you do get a chance to see What Dreams May Come, it might make Dante's work clearer.

WEEK 12 (4/22 - 4/26)
Interlude for The Plague 		Reading:

NOTE: This Week's readings are in the Stories from Decameron folder in the Files section on Canvas

  • Excerpts from Boccacio's The Decameron

ANOTHER NOTE: There are quite a few stories there (in two file formats); you certainly do not need to read them all.
I selected some of the most famous ones covering a wide range of subjects and styles. Some are racy, some funny, many satirical, some even tragic.
Each has a short introductory passage so you can see if you think you would like it :)
WEEK 13 (4/29 -- 5/3)

  • no lecture

  • no discussion

paper Paper 3 due (5/3, Friday)
 Reading:
  • There is no additional reading this week;
    use this time to finish Essay 3
WEEK 14 (5/6 - 5/10)
Catch Your Breath

  • no lecture

  • no discussion

 Reading:

TAKE A BREAK!

if you want to get ahead a bit, you could do the reading for the last discussions (I think you will enjoy it):

  • from Don Quixote (Book I, Chapters 1-10, 18, 22, 52; Book II, Chapters 3, 17, 64, 65, 73, 74)
NOTE: Again, check out the Online World Literature I Anthology or search for a translation you prefer :)
WEEK 15 (5/13 - 5/17)
"I know who I am and who I may be if I choose" 		Reading:
  • from Don Quixote (Book I, Chapters 1-10, 18, 22, 52; Book II, Chapters 3, 17, 64, 65, 73, 74)

And if you do get a chance to see They Might be Giants, I think you will enjoy that as well.

WEEK 16 (5/20 - 5/24)
Nearing Journey's End

  • no lecture

  • no discussion

paper Paper 4 (due 5/24) Friday). 		Reading:
  • There is no additional reading this week;
    use this time to finish Essay 4     if you need to do Essay 4
WEEK 17 (5/27 - 5/31)
"And we can be heroes, just for one day"
  • Final Week - good luck on all of your finals :)
No late essays or discussions accepted after Friday 5/31