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HUM 2 ORIGINS OF WESTERN CULTURE IN LITERATURE


3 Units 3 hours lecture
Transfers: CSU, UC
Recommended Preparation: ENG 200 
Investigates the beginnings of Western culture from the time of Homer (c. 9th century B.C.) through the Roman period. The genesis of the Western conceptions of human nature, political theory, ethical notions, religion and art will be elaborated. The literary forms of Classical antiquity will be surveyed, including the Homeric epic, the Greek tragedy, and the comedy. The themes of the Classical authors will form many of the themes of the course, such as man and nature, man’s rights within society, reason and feeling, scientific knowledge and mystical insight, and the nature and basis of moral values.
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