Just looking through the readings for this semester has me pumped! There are so many great stories that I've never read and always wanted to read. I've sat on the sidelines in so many conversations with friends when discussing the classics or specific classic stories not being able to offer much due to the fact I've never read any or even gazed upon their summaries. I hope this semester by reading so many I will become better read and be able to converse well enough with some background on these stories!
Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.
Week 3: Homer's Iliad: A condensed prose retelling of Homer's Trojan War epic by Alfred Church.
Week 4: Homer's Odyssey: Tales of Odysseus's wanderings in a prose translation by Tony Kline.
Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.
Week 5: Ancient Egypt: Tales of gods and goddesses (Ra, Isis, Hathor, Thoth), plus Egyptian magic.
Week 6: Folklore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian, and Jewish
Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]
Week 7: The Monkey King: The wildlife and adventures of the audacious "Monkey King," Sun Wu Kung.
Week 9: Brer Rabbit: Brer Rabbit stories, including the famous tar-baby and the briar patch!
Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.
Week 10: British North America
Week 11: Marriage Tales: Tales of animal brides, animal husbands, and a Zuni Cinderella legend.
Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.
Week 12: Celtic Tales: Fairies, leprechauns, ghosts, and goblins, along with a Celtic version of "Snow White."
Week 13: Beowulf: The fearless warrior battles Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a fire-breathing dragon.
Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.
Week 14: Inferno: Dante meets many infamous sinners as Vergil leads him through the circles of Hell.
Week 15: Hans Christian Andersen: Some of his short tales, plus the long story of the "Little Mermaid."
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