WELCOME ENG 294: World Literature 1 END-USERS!
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- Download or view online this fact sheet to help with your Reading or Writing About Literature.
- BEFORE you write, study this rubric and scoring scale to learn how your writing assignments will be evaluated!
- Egyptianmyths.net's cool website gives you good insight into ancient Egyptian funerary texts: their types, development, and purposes.
- Expore EgyptologyOnline.com's background material on ancinet Egyptian funerary literature:The Book of the Dead [c. 1650 B.C.E. onward]; the earlier Pyramid Texts [c. 2600-2100 B.C.E] and later Coffin Texts [c. 2050-1800 B.C.E.]; various later papyrus or linen scrolls containing spells, etc.
- Learn the skinny on Confucianism before readingThe Analects [i.e., "Discourses and Dialogues] inspired by the teachings of Confucius [551-479 B.C.E.].
- Speak or write as a seasoned drama critic: consult McGraw-Hill's online Glossary of Drama Terms.
- Learn about major playwrights and the century-by-century development of the theatre!
- Inspect Bullfinch's Mythology for myths, legends, gods/goddesses, mortals, heroes, conflicts, and places featured in those classical masterworks we are studying this term.
- Use the Perseus Digital Library [discover figures/facts from the Ancient World].
- Know the Three Unities, as described by Aristotle!
- Learn more about the ancient Greek Theater, the origins of Greek drama, and the structure of Greek plays.
- Explore this Temple University website to learn key terms for the Context and Performance of Greek Tragedy.
- Here's a no-frills synopsis of Oedipus Rex, a timeless tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright, Sophocles [496 BCE-406 BCE].
- Visit the Classics Pages to learn more about Sophocles, Euripides, and Virgil--as well as about their great works: Oedipus Rex, The Medea, and The Aeneid--and [2] to read about the Riddle of the Sphinx, the "place of the three crossroads" in Phocis, and the plot/the characters in each of these works of the ancient world!
- Explore useful background facts, some bio data, and a synopsis of The Medea--an ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides [c. 480 BCE-406 BCE].
- Discover facts about The Aeneid or about its poet-author, Publius Virgilius Maro [Virgil] 70-19 BCE.
- Along with these synopses of Books 1-4 of The Æneid are background facts about the Trojan War, a bitter 10-yr. rivalry between the Greeks and the Trojans, which serves as an undercurrent in the opening books of The Aeneid.
- Celebrate the contemplative life--and scan the lyrical prose poems--of the esteemed 12th-century Tibetan yogi and poet, Milarepa [1052-1135] !
- How does one read and interpret poems?
- Scanning AfricaGuide.com's website can give you background data on African tribes, culture, art, and crafts.
- Surf this site to discover African folktales, myths, and fables that traditionally were passed down by word of mouth around a moonlit village's campfire.
- Read more about Sir Thomas More [1478-1535] and/or peruse his Utopia online.
- Get a user-friendly life bio of Shakespeare [1564-1616] and data on his beloved Stratford-on-Avon.
- Quote any of these memorable lines from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets!
- The online Shakespeare Resource Center allows you to virtually visit Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to learn about its structure, its Elizabethan-era audience, and its players.
- Marvel at this incomparable website that contains background details, features a useful timeline, and knows all things about...Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet!
- Click on this link to view and download your ENG 294 Take-home Final Exam!
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