of the Western World
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Classic Literature
of the Western World is a college
preparatory course designed to give you an opportunity to
read and analyze some of the best literature of all times.
You will become familiar with important authors and their
works, and you will be able to place them in a historical
context. The writing in this course will consist of literary
analysis essays and research papers that will prepare the
student for writing in college. The meaningful readings and
activities in this class will allow you to enter college
with confidence and an excellent knowledge base. The teacher of this class has chosen the literature listed in the course outline because of its popularity and influence on later works. These writings reveal the essence of human nature: from ecstatic joy to debilitating grief, from romantic love to revengeful hatred, from sweet innocence to repulsive depravity. They were also chosen because they are excellent examples of the attitudes of the people during the times in which they were written. Any piece of literature can be analyzed; the teacher feels it is best for your educational experience to use the works recognized as being the most significant of the Western world. As we study these great poems, We will do all this through one of the most exciting resources of all time: the World Wide Web. Let's join together in an exploration of this interesting world.
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stories, and novels, we will peek into the lives of the
authors and the people with whom they interacted. We will
contemplate their art, philosophies, religions, and
pastimes. We will discover the authors' impetus and their
undoing. In other words, we will look at the literature in
the context of the world in which it was written.