EN 4010 - The Epic

This course is an in‐depth study of the traditional epic both in the oral tradition and in writing, its development and impact on other genres such as the novel and more recently film, as well as on the history of literature. The epics will be read, analyzed, and discussed comparatively in their historical and cultural contexts. Works include, but may not be limited to, The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Inferno, and Paradise Lost. Prerequisites: A lower‐ level literature course or permission of instructor. Offered every other spring. (4 Credits)