Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
    May 06, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 3170 - Epic Poetry

3 cr
This course studies a selection of important texts of the epic tradition, from its ancient beginnings (including Homer) to its rebirth as an English poetic form. Issues considered may include translation, influence, orality and literacy, and the claims of poetry on the epic scale.
This course fulfills a Humanistic Perspective general education requirement.
Prerequisite: Highly recommended: ENG 1310 , ENG 2161 , and ENG 2162 .
Fall, odd years