CLASS 136
Epic Heroes, Classic Texts
University of California Santa Barbara · UGRD · Fall 2026
1 section
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Through readings of the three major epics of Greek and Latin Antiquity (the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid, read in English translation) and some of their modern rewritings, this course allows students to (1) explore the changing idea of hero and heroism in the Western tradition, and (2) engage critically with the idea of canonicity and foundational texts in Western literature, and in world literature.
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