ENGL 140 - Introduction to the Ancient World

1. Demonstrate knowledge of literary concepts by identifying and describing the formal elements, techniques, genres, and cultural/historical context of ancient Greek and Roman literary texts.
2. Outline the general historical, cultural, intellectual, and literary contexts of ancient Greece and Rome.
3. Identify and explain the significance of representative artistic monuments of ancient Greece and Rome.
4. Describe and explain the significance of selected major figures in the history and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.
5. Reason clearly by applying critical reading methods/theories to an analysis of ancient Greek and Roman texts in order to understand, interpret and draw conclusions.
6. Support a general analysis and interpretation of the ancient Greek/Roman heroic epic by locating, using and citing relevant textual and contextual evidence.