SCHEDULE & SOURCES FOR TERM I (FALL 2005) Sept. 11th: Introduction I. Creation and un-creation in ancient Near Eastern and Israelite traditions Sept. 18th: Gilgamesh [Full text from AncientTexts.org] [Lecture Handout] [Timeline #1] Sept. 25th: Enuma Elish [Full text from UPenn] [Lecture Handout] Oct. 2nd: Genesis 1-11 [RSV: Genesis] [Lecture Handout] [Timeline #2] Oct. 9th: NO LECTURE - THANKSGIVING! Oct. 16th: Ezekiel (Hebrew Bible) [RSV: Ezekiel] [Lecture Handout] II. Cosmos and culture in ancient Greek literature Oct. 23rd: Hesiod, Theogony [Perseus: Hesiod, Theogony] [Lecture Handout] [Timeline #3] Oct. 30th: (Ps.-)Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound + PAPER PROPOSAL + BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE [Perseus: Prometheus Bound] [Lecture Handout] Nov. 6th: Herodotus, Histories, books I-III [Perseus: Herodotus] [Lecture Handout] Nov. 13th: Plato, Timaeus [Perseus: Timaeus] [Lecture Handout] III. The end(s) of Creation: Christian perspectives on earth and heaven Nov. 20th: PAPER #1 DUE! Nov. 27th: Revelation (New Testament) + Apocalypse of Paul; [RSV: Revelation; Wesley: Apoc.Paul] [Lecture Handout] [Timeline #3] Dec. 4th: Augustine, City of God, selections T.B.A. + Dante, Inferno, selections T.B.A. [CCEL: City of God] [Everypoet.com: Dante, Divine Comedy (trans. Longfellow)] [Lecture Handout] MID-YEAR EXAM, date T.B.A. [Exam Study Guide] ArtSci 1A06: Introduction to Western Civilization Schedule of Assignments and On-line Sources: Fall 2006 | Winter 2007 Course Summary | Requirements | Resources (Printable Syllabus, Handouts, etc.) Sara Mendelson - Email Annette Yoshiko Reed - Email | Homepage McMaster University || Program in Arts and Science