| Lectures | Recitation Sections | Readings | Topic | Assignments |
| Mon. Sept. 24 | What is Greek and Roman Epic? | |||
| Wed. Sept. 26 | Gilgamesh, pp. 61-96 | Gilgamesh: folk lore and oral tradition | ||
| Fri. Sept. 28 | Gilgamesh pp. 97-119 | Pessimism or Humanism? | ||
| Mon. Sept. 31 | Iliad, Bks 1-2 | Who's who: names and ships. A wrath [menis] story. | Study Question Due | |
| Wed. Sept. 2 | Iliad, Bk 3 | Oral-Formulaic Theory | ||
| Fri. Sept. 4 | Iliad, Bks 4-5 | Alternative Heroes Greece in the Bronze Age | ||
| Mon. Sept. 7 | No Class | Labor Day | ||
| Wed. Sept. 9 | Iliad, Bks 6 [7-8] | Discussion, Paper #1 | ||
| Fri. Sept. 11 | Iliad, Bks 9-10 | Women of Troy Homeric Weapons and Armor | Paper #1 Due | |
| Mon. Sept. 14 | Iliad, Bks [11], 12, [13] | Kleos vs. nostos: the Embassy Type Scenes and Epic Similes | ||
| Wed. Sept. 16 | Iliad, Bks 14-15 | The Epic Simile; Discussion | ||
| Fri. Sept. 18 | Iliad, Bks 16 [17] | Divine parody of human events Aristeia and death of Patroclus | ||
| Mon. Sept. 21 | Iliad, Bks 18-19 | Ecphrasis Women and Lament | ||
| Wed. Sept. 23 | Iliad, Bks 20 [21], 21.136-382, 22 | Censor Homer? Plato's opinion. Death of Hector | ||
| Fri. Sept. 25 | Iliad, Bks 23-24 | Homeric Sports The Iliad as a tragedy? | [Paper #1 Back] | |
| Mon. Sept. 28 | Odyssey, Bk 1-4 | Return stories and the Epic Cycle Fitzgerald's Homer; the Telemachy | ||
| Wed. Sept. 30 | Odyssey, Bk 5-6 | Discussion, Paper #2 | ||
| Fri. Oct. 2 | Odyssey, Bk 7-8 | Folklore I: Seductive Women Odysseus' Raft | Paper #2 Due | |
| Mon. Oct. 5 | Odyssey, Bks 9-10 | Folklore II: Monsters | ||
| Wed. Oct. 7 | Odyssey, Bks 11-12 | Kleos vs. Nostos in the Odyssey: the Nekuia | ||
| Fri. Oct. 9 | Odyssey, Bks 13-15 | Comic Relief Ethical Development of the Hero? | ||
| Mon. Oct. 12 | Odyssey, Bks 16-18 | Penelope [Response to questions] | ||
| Wed. Oct. 14 | Odyssey, Bks 19-20 | Midterm Preparation | [Paper #2 Back] | |
| Fri. Oct. 16 | Odyssey, Bks 21-4 | Shooting through axe-heads? Divine Justice; the Argonautica myth | ||
| Mon. Oct. 19 | Argonautica, Bks [1, 2] 3 | Apollonius & Hellenistic Poetry Eros (love); Medea | ||
| Wed. Oct. 21 | Argonautica, Bk 4 | Homeric echoes; Jason as Hero | ||
| Fri. Oct. 23 | Midterm | |||
| Mon. Oct. 26 | Aeneid, Bks 1-2 | 'Rome's Greatest Poet' Latin Epic; Carthage and Troy | ||
| Wed. Oct. 28 | Aeneid, Bk 3 | Prepare Presentation for Paper #3 Discussion | ||
| Fri. Oct. 30 | Aeneid, Bk 4 | Dido vs. Medea; Aeneas & Jason? | ||
| Mon. Nov. 2 | Aeneid, Bks 5-6 | Sports in Virgil; Future Rome Transformation of Aeneas | ||
| Wed. Nov. 4 | Aeneid, Bk 7 | Presentation and Discussion | Presentation | |
| Fri. Nov. 6 | Aeneid, Bk 8 | Another Mad Queen The Epic Catalogue | Paper #3 Due | |
| Mon. Nov. 9 | Aeneid, Bks 9-10 | Virgil and Homer: the Doloneia, Pallas and Patroclus | ||
| Wed. Nov. 11 | Aeneid, Bk 11 | Camilla as epic hero? [Response to questions] | ||
| Fri. Nov. 13 | Aeneid, Bk 12 | Murex shells and epic clothing The resolutions: plausible? just? | ||
| Mon. Nov. 16 | Metamorphoses, Bks 1-3 | Ovid biography; Gods and Women Is the Metamorphoses epic? | ||
| Wed. Nov. 18 | Metamorphoses Bks 4-5 | Discussion, Paper #4 | [Paper #3 Back] | |
| Fri. Nov. 20 | Metamorphoses Bk 6 | Theodicy; Ovidian Organization (?) and Editorializing | Paper #4 Due | |
| Mon. Nov. 23 | Metamorphoses Bks 7-8v | Ovid 'does' other genres Portrait(s) of the Artist | ||
| Wed. Nov. 25 | Metamorphoses Bk 9v | Translating Ovid; Ovid Websites | ||
| Fri. Nov. 27 | No Class | Thanksgiving | ||
| Mon. Nov. 30 | Metamorphoses Bks 10-11 | Elegiac Lament: Pygmalion A 'visual' poet? | [Paper #4 Back] | |
| Wed. Dec. 2 | Metamorphoses Bks 12-13 | Ovid, Virgil and Homer | ||
| Fri. Dec. 4 | Metamorphoses Bks 14-15 | Apotheosis: Ovid and Rome | ||
| Mon. Dec. 7 | Catch up. | Greek and Latin Epic and Beyond [Response to Questions] | ||
| Wed. Dec. 9 | Review | Review Section | ||
| Sat. Dec. 12 | Ramaley N1B23 | Final Exam |