Politics and Literature

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In the past, the poet was regarded, not as an antipolitical bohemian nor as a political partisan, but rather as a wise teacher who could help us to understand the drama of human life as a whole and the drama of political life in particular. The goal of this course is to investigate the nature of politics and human nature by studying a number of masterpieces of classical literature. As we study these works, we will consider such themes as the equality of the sexes, democracy and aristocracy, science and politics, religion and politics, love and politics, and ambition and politics. 001474