Great Texts in Context I

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HNR280/285 explore the social, political, cultural and literary developments of human history from the 8th Century BCE to 1600 CE. Through key historical sources and literary texts, we will explore answers to the following questions: What is truth? What is humanity? What is the Good Life? and Who is our neighbor? Combining elements and methodologies of both Old and New Historicism along with various literary methodologies-New Criticism, Structuralism, Reader-Response, Deconstruction, Marxism, Cultural Poetics, and others,-these courses will investigate the shifting epistemes of Western Civilization and literature. The success of these interdisciplinary courses is dependent on the presence of both a literature and history professor in each class session. Must be taken concurrently with HNR-280. Co-requisite: HNR-280.