Boğaziçi University

Department of Western Languages and Literatures

CL 104.02 Classical Literature
Spring 2019
Course Syllabus
Dr. Evrim Doğan Adanur

Course Hours: Mondays, 3-5pm (NBZ 11) and Thursdays 10-11 am (John Freely 332)
Office Hours: By appointment. You can reach me by email (evrimdo@yahoo.com).

Course Description: This is a survey course of classical literature from the archaic period to the
later Roman era. It also provides historical and cultural context together with an emphasis on the
major genres of ancient Greek and Roman literature.

Course Organization: The course is conducted through a combination of lecture and discussion.
I assume and expect that each student keeps up with the reading and studies the assigned texts
sufficiently to be able to participate in an informed manner in class discussions. Lectures are
designed to give background information on the formal, historical, and cultural aspects of the
content. Class discussions will consist of responses to the assigned material.
Course Material: A course-pack will be provided that includes all reading material
Procedures, Instruction, and Vital Information
➔ Attendance is considered an integral aspect of the course, as is participation in class
discussions.
➔ The better you prepare for the class, the better the class works for everyone. Depending
on the assigned reading, you should spend at least three hours each week to keep up with
the reading.
➔ Informed participation will be weighed in the determination of the final grades for the
semester.
➔ Course schedule and requirements are subject to change. You are responsible for any
changes made during your absence.
➔ You will be given two quizzes on the assigned reading.
Requirements and Grade Evaluation
The grades will be distributed as follows:
Quizzes: 20% (Ten points each)
Participation 10 %
Midterm Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 40%
Please do not hesitate to consult me with your questions.
 CL 104.02 Classical Literature
Spring 2019
Course Schedule
Dr. Evrim Doğan Adanur
Week One Feb 7th Introduction
Syllabus Overview
The Old Testament (The King James Version) Genesis 1-3
Week Two Feb 11th Hesiod, Theogony
Creation Feb 14th Hesiod, Theogony, cont.
Week Three Feb 18th Homer, The Iliad, Books 1, 6, 8
Archaic Epic Feb 21st The Iliad, Books 9, 19
Week Four Feb 25th The Iliad, Books 22, 24
Feb 28th Homer, The Odyssey, Books 10, 11
Week Five Mar 4th Aeschylus, Agamemnon
Greek Tragedy Mar 7th Agamemnon, cont.
Week Six Mar 11th Euripides, Medea
Greek Tragedy Mar 14th Medea, cont.
Week Seven Mar 18th Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Greek Old Comedy Mar 21st Lysistrata, cont.
Week Eight Mar 25th Midterm Exam
Mar 28th Review
Week Nine Apr 1st Plautus, Miles Gloriosus
Roman New Comedy Apr 4th Miles Gloriosus, cont.
Week Ten Apr 8th Virgil, Aeneid, Books 1, 4, 6
Roman Epic Apr 11th Aeneid, cont.
Week Eleven Apr 15th Ovid, Metamorphoses, From Book I; “The Creation,” “The
Four Ages,” “Jove’s Intervention,” “The Flood”
Spring Break Apr 22-26 No class
Week Twelve Apr 29th Seneca, Phaedra
Roman Tragedy May 2nd Phaedra, cont.
Week Thirteen May 6th Selected poems by Sappho and Catullus
Lyric Poetry May 9th cont.
Week Fourteen May 13th Odds & Ends