Monthly Archives: January 2014

Mnemosyne by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1881) The following link is to an amusing article written in The Wall Street Journal about the Muses. Where Have All the Muses Gone? Here’s a list of the ones we discussed in class: Kalliope (Epic Poetry) Kleio (History) … Continue reading →

  Hésiode et la Muse (1891) by Gustave Moreau Because we were running out of time at the end of class, I may have rushed Hesiod’s five races of men in his Works and Days. I want to make sure they are … Continue reading →

The 2007 movie Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan directed by Sergey Bodrov has a few interesting scenes about the 13th century Mongolian fear of lightning. I thought it spoke to the personification of the elements and the unexplained wonders that humans … Continue reading →

The first two stanzas of “The Great Hymn to the Aten” set the tone of the hymn because the greatness of the sun is known not only by its presence, but by its absence as well. The fear that arises … Continue reading →

This will be the place where we post, comment and share information about our class readings, essentially continuing our literary discussion in the virtual sphere. Our class syllabus, assignments, handouts, as well as additional readings, some literature guides and helpful links … Continue reading →