English 107: Resources

General & Specific Literary Terms:

Terms
World Lit.-- Resources from Norton Publishers (Includes quizes, maps, timelines and more)

1. Homer, the gods and the Trojan War

Study Questions:   Homer, The Iliad
Homer, The Odyssey

Information:
Background: The Epic
Greek & Roman Gods
Trojan War Background
Odyssey: Character list
--If you want some guided direction for reading, see the link provided here for another instructor's study guide.

Links on Homer and the Trojan War:

 

The Trojan War Myth in Ancient Art -- nice images, but can load slowly

The San Antonio College LitWeb Homer Page

Study Guide for Homer's Odyssey

Odyssey Game - Choose your character

Study Guide for Reading Homer's Iliad --made for a different translation, but still useful

Links for background information on Greek myths:

Classical Myth: Homepage -- background information & visuals on Olympian gods, timeline for ancient Greek history and literature

The Classics Pages: Main Menu -- lots of fun, interactive links; try the games!
Classical Mythology source

 

2. Perikles, Aeschylus & Athenian worldview

Study Questions: 
Aeschylus, Agamenmnon
Perikles 
Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound

Links on Aeschylus & Athens

Greek Tragedy II: Aeschylus - Ancient/Classical History Feature: 11/11/97 From The Mining Co. -- information on development of Greek tragedy, focussing on Aeschylus

Diotima's Course Materials -- lots of links about Greek literature and history

3. Aristotle, Sophocles and ancient theater

Study Questions: Aristotle
Sophocles, Antigone
Sophocles, Oedipus the King

Links on Greek drama, Aristotle & Sophocles

Didaskalia: Introduction to Ancient Theater  -- Excellent source of information on both Greek and Roman stagecraft, everything from theaters to costumes

The Internet Classics Archive | Poetics by Aristotle -- another link to the text; student comments about the text can be accessed through the top of this page; scroll down to find the text

Aristotle's Poetics: Notes on Sophocles' Oedipus -- commentary on the text for this one play, but useful in general
Contents: WWW-VL-Theatre and Drama -- here, check out the theater images, though they're mixed in with theaters of other periods

photos of Greek theaters
photos of Roman theaters

4. Euripides and Athens' decline

Study Questions:  Euripides, The Trojan Women ; Hippolytus ; Euripides, Medea

Links on Euripides

Ethics of Greek Politics and Wars 500-360 BC by Sanderson Beck -- background on the Peloponnesian War, relevant for both Euripides and Aristophanes

5. Old and New Comedy; Aristophanes & Plautus

Study Questions:   Aristophanes, The Clouds
Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Aristophanes, The Birds
Plautus, Pot of Gold
Plautus, The Brothers Menaechmus
Plautus, Pseudolus

Links on Comedy

Ethics of Greek Politics and Wars 500-360 BC by Sanderson Beck -- background on the Peloponnesian War, relevant for both Euripides and Aristophanes
Aristophanes (c. 448-380 B.C.)

6. Ovid and the Roman worldview

Study Questions:   Ovid, Metamorphoses
Ovid, Metamorphoses (selections)
Virgil, The Aeneid (selections)

Handouts:   Greek & Roman Gods

Links for Ovid

Structure of Ovid's "Metamorphoses" -- good outline of the episodes
4 photos of Roman theaters -- these thumbnail images can be enlarged
Photos of Roman sites around Split, Yugoslavia -- these thumbnail images can be enlarged

7. Satire; Horace & Juvenal

Study Questions:   Horace & Juvenal, The Satires
Petronius

8. End of Rome; Transition to Middle Ages

Boethius: Consolation of Philosophy -- This text was very influential in the Middle Ages; this site directs you to the text as well as gives information about it and Boethius

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Other Useful Web sites:

General

Western Oregon University Library Home Page -- quick way into online searching, library catalog, some databases, etc.
MLA Style -- detailed information on this documentation style; useful for all Humanities classes

Sites for Critical Evaluation of Web Resources:

 

Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation

Links for information on Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh
The Assyro-Babylonian Mythology FAQ

EAWC Essay: Storytelling, the Meaning of Life, and The Epic of Gilgamesh

 

Links for background & other general information on Greece:

San Antonio College LitWeb Classical Literature Outline -- includes Roman on back to Gilgamesh & the Hebrew Bible

Links on Greek drama and individual plays/authors

Didaskalia: Introduction to Ancient Theater -- Excellent source of information on both Greek and Roman stagecraft, everything from theaters to costumes
Diotima's Course Materials -- lots of links about Greek literature and history

 

Links for art and site images:

Photos of Roman sites around Split, Yugoslavia -- these thumbnail images can be enlarged

Sites on Ancient Music

 

Mairie de Metz - Audition KERYLOS -- Site is in French, but has pictures of reproductions of ancient instruments