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Lectures
CVSP 205
Reading Schedule
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Civilization Sequence Program
CVSP 205: READING AND LECTURE SCHEDULE
General Lectures: Fall 2008-09 |
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Monday
12 noon |
Lecture |
Assignment |
Sept 29 – Oct 3
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No lecture
[Opening ceremony] |
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Sanders Transl.) pp. 61 - 119. |
Oct 6-10
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Gilgamesh |
The Epic of Gilgamesh
(continued) |
Oct 13-17
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Odyssey I |
The Odyssey of Homer (Lattimore Transl.), Book I, pp. 27-38; Book
V, pp. 88-101; Book VI, pp. 102-110; Book VIII, lines
445-end; Book IX, pp. 137-151; Book XI, pp. 168-184; Book
XII, pp. 185-188 (lines 1-126). |
Oct 20-24
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Odyssey II |
The Odyssey of Homer, Book XIII, pp. 198-209; Book XIV, pp.
210-215, 219-222 (lines 1-190, 360-456); Book XVI, pp.
240-248 (lines 1-320); Book XIX, pp. 282-297; Book XXI. pp.
309-313 (lines1-142); pp. 316-320 (lines 269-434); Book
XXII, pp. 321334; Book XXIII, pp. 335-344; Book XXIV, pp.
357-359 (lines 453-548) |
Oct 27-31
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Sophocles |
Sophocles, “Antigone”, in The Three Theban Plays,
trans. Robert Fagles (Penguin Classics). |
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Nov 3-7 |
Plato I |
Plato, The Republic (Penguin), 357a-375a and 427d-457b. |
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Nov 10-14 |
Plato II |
Plato, The Republic (Penguin), 471c-487a and 502c-521b. |
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Nov 17-21 |
Introduction/
Augustine-I |
Augustine, Confessions (Penguin), Book I, Chs. 1, 4-5, 7,
20; II, Chs. 1,4-5, 7; III. Chs. 4-5; IV, Ch. 1; V, Chs.
13-14; VI, Chs. 5, 15-16; VII, Chs. 1, 3, 5, 9, 16, 21;
VIII, Chs. 8-12; X, Chs. 6-8, 11, 16-17, 24-27; XI, Chs. 14,
28; XIII, Chs. 8-9, 11. |
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Nov 24-28 |
Augustine-II |
Augustine,
Confessions (continued) |
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Dec 1-5 |
Introduction/
Al-Ghazali |
Al-Ghazali, Deliverance from Error (CVSP Reading
Selection) |
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Dec 8-12 |
Al-Ghazali |
Al-Ghazali, Deliverance from Error (CVSP Reading
Selection) – continued |
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Dec 15-19 |
Ibn Rushd |
Ibn Rushd, The Decisive Treatise (CVSP Reading Selection) |
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Mon Dec 22 - Tues 23 Dec |
No lecture |
No new assignment |
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Wed Dec 24 - Wed Jan 7 |
Christmas and New Year vacation (December 24
to January 7) |
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Thurs Jan 8
- Fri Jan 9 |
No lecture |
No new assignment |
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Jan 12-16 |
Dante |
Dante, The Divine Comedy: Purgatory, Transl.
Mark Musa (Penguin) Cantos 1,2, 6, 16-18, 25, 28, 30, 31 |
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Jan 19-23 |
No lecture |
No new assignment |
Reading Selections
Al
Ghazali
Ibn
Rushd
Al-Muhasibi
Flysheets Fall 2007-08 Fall 2008-09
Odyssey I
Gilgamesh
(see Lecture)
Odyssey II
Odyssey I
(See Lecture)
Sophocles
Odyssey II
(See Lecture)
Plato I
Antigone
(See Lecture)
Plato II
Plato I
(See Lecture)
Aristotle
Plato II
(See Lecture)
Intro/Augustine
Intro/Augustine
(See Lecture)
Augustine
Augustine
(See Lecture)
Intro/Muhasibi
Intro/Al Ghazali
Ibn Rushd
Ibn Rushd
(See
Lecture)
Dante
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