Syllabus for All Sections, Fall 2020
LLT 180 Lectures on YouTube
Readings and Study Guides
Glossary
| The literary pattern of the “heroic quest,” in
which a protagonist journeys to far-off lands in pursuit
of an important goal, is literally the oldest story known
to humankind, dating back to the Gilgamesh Epic of 2500
BCE. Beginning from a scarcely literate world with no mass
media, stories about the “heroic quest” have instructed
individuals and civilizations alike for millennia upon
important topics such as cultural awareness, the
boundaries of ethical conduct, and the necessity for
leading a good life. Stories about the “heroic quest”
continue to entertain and inform down to our own times.
Through close study of the context and content of several
such “heroic quest” stories, selected from a wide range of
civilizations and time periods, students will develop an
awareness of their own inherited identity of culture and
language, and to address the challenge of leading an
ethical and civically engaged life. It is hoped that
students will also be better equipped to make their lives extraordinary. Syllabus for All Sections, Fall 2020 LLT 180 Lectures on YouTube Readings and Study Guides Glossary |
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