PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

Week One

Sept. 25: Introduction

Week Two

Sept. 30: More introduction, some Sappho (sight), start reading.

powerpoint  shown in class

Oct. 2: Odyssey 6. 1-40

Week Three

Oct. 7: Odyssey 6. 41-70. Rosenmeyer, Girls at Play 163-165

Oct. 9: Odyssey 6. 71-98. Rosenmeyer, Girls at Play 166-168

Week Four

Oct. 14: QUIZ ONE.

Oct. 16: Odyssey 6.98-125. Rosenmeyer, Girls at Play168-173

Week Five

Oct. 21: Odyssey 6.127-147. Hymns to Artemis, lion similes

Oct. 23: Odyssey 6.148-185.  Rosenmeyer 173-177. 

Armand D'Angour, "Conquering Love: Sappho 31 and Catullus 51."

Gregory Nagy, Homo Ludens at play with the songs of Sappho. Links to an external site.

Week Six

Oct. 28: Odyssey 6.186-215

Oct. 30: Odyssey 6.215-250

Week Seven

Nov. 4: Odyssey 6.251-296

Nov. 6: Sappho 1

Week Eight

Nov. 11: NO CLASS

Nov. 13: Odyssey 6.297-330

Week Nine

Nov. 18: QUIZ TWO 

Nov. 20: Sappho 44. Theocritus, Epithalamium for Helen (Idyll 18)

use Spelman's article to access the text of Sappho 44 (you don't have to read the article)

text of Theocritus 18

A. S.F. Gow's commentary on Theocritus 18

Week Ten

Nov. 25: Theocritus, Epithalamium for Helen

Nov. 27: NO CLASS

Week Eleven

Dec. 2: reports

Dec. 4: reports