OLLI101560 - The Trojan War from Three Cultural Perspectives (Hybrid at TUCC)
Course Description
THE TROJAN WAR FROM THREE CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
Instructor: Christine MacArthur
Day of Week: Wednesday
Dates: Jan 31 – Mar 27 (8 sessions)
No Class: Mar 6
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Hybrid at TUCC
The Trojan War occurred around 1200 BCE. Homer records it in around 700 BCE. Chaucer’s version, Troilus and Criseyde is 1385-86. The Iliad was translated into English in 1598 by George Chapman and around 1602 Shakespeare writes, Troilus and Cressida. In this class we are going to read all three with the intent of analyzing how different cultures interpret the same story. We will read Emily Wilson’s new translation of The Iliad. Emily Wilson is a Professor of the Classics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Pre-Requisite: Students must purchase Emily Wilson’s translation of The Iliad.
Maximum Online: 20
Maximum In-Person: 20
Instructor Bio:
Christine MacArthur, M.A. English, M.Ed., B.A. Theater, Temple University. Christine taught English literature and Drama at Central High School in Philadelphia for thirteen years. She also worked with Philadelphia Young Playwrights in her Drama class coaching each student to write their own play. She is also an amateur musician and plays violin with the Old York Road Symphony Orchestra.
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