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World Literature English 2205
Spring 2016
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call 6+0,#220,#221. 9arious acco**odations are a4ailable through the 8dapti4e 7eeds
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Evaluation Procedures&
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GuiJJes Dail assign*ents and b Discussions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,#0IWriting 8ssign*ent,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,20I
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+lass %chedule& !his schedule is tentative. If you are out of class, you need to chec with
someoneolume $ Gilgamesh, pages JJ1C:C
F !E%! E
4ee %ix
J The Iliad, 3oos I, >I, and 2>I
CC The Iliad, 3oos 22II, 22I>
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4ee %even
CK +oncludeIliadand begin The Odyssey, 3oos I, II, 2>I
C The Odyssey, 3oos 22, 22I, 22II
4ee Eight
8L +onclude The Odyssey
8: Aeneid Books II, IV
*arch@4ee ine
C $eneid 3oo 2II
L !E%! !4
%P'I7 3'E$;
A1CC
4ee !en
C: >olume 3 Dante The Inferno, +antos C1
CA The Inferno, +antos J1CK
4ee Eleven
88 Inferno, +antos CA18F
8F Inferno, +antos 8:1LF
4ee !welve
8J1LC 'umi 6 !his poetry is found in your syllabus $ppendix. 3'I7 EI!)E' +PIE%
P'I!ED -! ' Y-' +*P-!E'. Y- *$Y ! -%E Y-' P)E
! 'E$D !)E%E %E#E+!I%.
$pril@4ee !hirteen
: %honagon The Pillow Book,pages CCLC1CC:L
A 4riting $ssignment 3'I7 $ 3#-E 3;
4ee "ourteen
C8 >olume + )amlet,Prince of Denmark$cts I and II
CF Hamlet, Prince of Denmark$ct III
4ee "ifteen
CJ Hamlet, $ct I>
8C )amlet, $ct >
4ee %ixteen
8K 'eview for "inal Exam
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$ppendix $
$henatens )ymn to the %un CL:9 3.+.
3When in splendor ou !irst took our throne
High in the precinct o! hea4en
li4ing od
Li!e trul began;
7o !ro* eastern horiJon risen and strea*ing
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(he herds are at peace in their pastures
(rees and the 4egetation gro greenirds start !ro* their nests
Wings ide spread to orship our >ersonS*all beasts !risk and ga*bol and all
Who *ount into !light or settle to rest
Li4e once ou ha4e shone upon the*
Ships !loat donstrea* or sail !or the south
Each path lies open because o! our rising
ish in the :i4er leap in our sight
8nd our ras strike deep in the reat reen Sea.
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3t is ou that createsM the ne creature in Wo*an
Shapes the li!egi4ing drops into an
osters the son in the o*b o! his *otherSoothes hi* ending his tears
7urses through the long generations o! o*en(o those gi4en 8ir that is li!eM
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8nd the rich lack Land o! Egpt.
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. . .M Each *ens skins are di!!erent
(hat ou *ight distinguish the nations.
3Neople
3n the sa*e skilled a ou !ashion the*.
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?ntil ou go to our rest
8ll ork is laid aside
8s ou sink don the estern horiJon.
(hen Shine reborn; :ise spendidl;
Lord let li!e thri4e !or the Fing;or 3 ha4e kept pace ith our e4er !ootstep
Since ou !irst *easured ground !or the orld.Li!t up the creatures o! earth !or our Son
Who ca*e !orth !ro* our od o! ire;
$ppendix 3
!he #eiden )ymns C8L 3.+.
M7od is a master craftsmanN
od is a *aster cra!ts*an
erson.
air !eatures !irst ca*e into being
3n the hushed dark here he *used alone
He !orged his on !igure thereHa**ered his likeness out o! hi*sel!O
8ll poer!ul one Pet kindl
Whose heart ould lie open to *enQ.He *ingled his hea4enl godseed
With the in*ost parts o! his being
>lanting his i*age there
3n the unknon depths o! his *ster.
He cared and the sacred !or*
(ook shape and contour splendid at birth;
od skilled in the intricate as o! the cra!ts*anirst !ashioned Hi*sel! to per!ection.
M4hen 3eing began bac in the days of the genesisN
When eing began back in das o! the genesis
3t as 8*un appeared !irst o! all
?nknon his *ode o! in!loing
(here as no god co*e be!ore hi*7or as anotherM god ith hi* there
When he uttered hi*sel! into 4isible !or*
(here as no *other to hi* that she *ight ha4e borne hi* his na*e(here as no !ather to !ather the one
Who !irst spoke the ords R3 8*;
Who !ashioned the seed o! hi* all on his on
Sacred !irst cause hose birth la in *ster
Who cra!ted and car4ed his on splendorO
He is od the Creator sel!created the Hol
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8ll other gods ca*e a!ter
With Hi*sel! he began the orld.
$ppendix +
!he %ong of the )arper CCK9 3.+.
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8ll ho co*e into being as !leshpass on and ha4e since od alked the earth
and oung blood *ounts to their places.
(he bus !luttering souls and bright
trans!igured spirits
ho people the orld belo
and those ho shine in the stars ith rion
the built their *ansions the built their to*bs,
and all *en rest in the gra4e.
So set our ho*e ell in the sacred land
that our good na*e last because o! itCare !or our orks in the real* under od
that our seat in the West be splendid
(he aters !lo north the ind blos southand each *an goes to his hour.
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So seiJe the da; Hold holida;
e unearied unceasing ali4e
ou and our on true lo4e
Let not our heart be troubled
during our soKourn on earthbut seiJe the da as it passes;
>ut incense and seet oil upon ou
garlanded !loers at our breast
While the lad ali4e in our heart !ore4er
delights as she sits beside ou.rie4e not our heart hate4er co*es
let seet *usic pla be!ore ou
:ecall not the e4il loathso*e to od
but ha4e Ko Ko Ko and pleasure; upright *an *an Kust and true
patient and kind content ith our lotreKoicing not speaking e4il",
Let our heart be drunk on the gi!t o! Da
until that da co*es hen ou anchor
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*y #ove is ne and nly without Peer
lo4e is one and onl ithout peerlo4el abo4e all Egpts lo4el girls.
n the horiJon o! * seeingsee her rising
listening goddess o! the sunrise star
bright in the !orehead o! a luck ear.
So there she stands epito*e
o! shining shedding light
Her eebros glea*ing darkl *arking
ees hich dance and ander.
Seet are those lips hich chatter
Pbut ne4er too *uchQ
8nd the line o! the long neck lo4el dropping
Psince songs notes slide that aQ
(o oung breasts !ir* in the bouncing lighthich shi**ers that blueshadoed side!all o! hair
8nd sli* are those ar*s o4ertoned ith gold
those !ingers hich touch like a brush o! lotus.
8nd PahQ ho the cur4e o! her back slips gentl
b a hisper o! aist to ods plent belo.
PSuch thighs as hers pass knoledge
o! lo4eliness knon in the old das.Q
Dressed in the per!ect !lesh o! o*en
Pheart ould run capti4e to such sli* ar*sQ
she ladies it o4er the earth
Schooling the neck o! each schoolbo *ale to sing on a si4el to see her *o4e.
PHe ho could hold that bod tight
ould kno at last
per!ection o! delight
est o! the bullbos !irst a*ong lo4ers.Q
Look ou all *en at that golden going
like ur Lad o! Lo4eithout peer.
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$ppendix D
R(he HeroBs 8d4enture
3 e-pect these responses to be thought!ul and ell ritten. ne or to sentences can 7E9E: be
a discussion response. Set our sights higher than *ediocre. >lease rise abo4e a4erage. (hink
re!lect ru*inate be!ore ou respond.
1. n page 1#5 Ca*pbell is speaking o! dsseus and his *en being in the presence o!
illu*ination and dsseusBs *en not being read !or this e-perience. E-plain hat ou think he
*eans b the !olloing underlined portion o! the Auotation" @(he loer consciousness as still
!unctioning hile the ere up there in the sphere o! the highest spiritual light. When ouBre inthe presence o! such an illu*ination ou are not to think Bee 3B* hungr. et *e a roast bee!
sandich.B dsseusB *en ere not read or eligible !or the e-perience hich had been gi4en to
the*.@
2. (hese to Auotations also co*e !ro* page 1#5. Discuss their *eaning.
aQ an heroesM gi4e their li4es. ut then the *th also sas that out o! the gi4en
li!e co*es a ne li!e. 3t *a not be the heroBs li!e but itBs a ne li!e a ne a
o! being or beco*ing.
bQ (he heroM e4ol4es as the culture e4ol4es.
#. Henr (horeau an 8*erican transcendentalist rote in Walden @3 ent to the oods because
3 ished to li4e deliberatel to !ont onl the essential !acts o! li!e and see i! 3 could not learn
hat it had to teach and not hen 3 ca*e to die to disco4er that 3 had not li4ed. 3 did not ishto li4e hat as not li!e li4ing is so dear.@
Ho do (horeaus ords abo4e pro4e true Ca*pbells ords beloT
Ca*pbell sas @
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+. Wh does the !olloing scare Ca*pbell soT @(he orld is !ull o! people ho ha4e stopped
listening to the*sel4es or ha4e listened onl to their neighbors to learn hat the ought to do
ho the ought to beha4e and hat the 4alues are that the should be li4ing !or@ P1'+Q.
$. Discuss the !olloing in *ore concrete ter*s than does Ca*pbell"
Ca*pbell" @8n orld is a 4alid orld i! itBs ali4e. (he thing to do is to bring li!e to it and theonl a to do that is to !ind in our on case here the li!e is and beco*e ali4e oursel!.@
oers" @When 3 take that Kourne and go don there and sla those dragons do 3 ha4e to go
aloneT@
Ca*pbell" @3! ou ha4e so*eone ho can help ou thatBs !ine too. ut ulti*atel the last deed
has to be done b onesel!U.(he ulti*ate dragon is ithin ou it is our ego cla*ping ou
don.@
&. Ho is this trueT @
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$ppendix E
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Poem OC
Little b little ean oursel!.
(his is the gist o! hat 3 ha4e to sa.
ro* an e*bro hose nourish*ent co*es in the blood
o4e to an in!ant drinking *ile
to a child on solid !ood
to a searcher a!ter isdo*
to a hunter o! *ore in4isible ga*e.
(hink ho it is to ha4e a con4ersation ith an e*bro.
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Poem OF@!ot "ere
(hereBs courage in4ol4ed i! ou antto beco*e truth. (here is a broken,
open place in a lo4er. Where are
those Aualities o! bra4er and sharp
co*passion in this groupT WhatBs the
use o! old and !roJen thoughtT 3 ant
a holing hurt. (his is not a treasur
here gold is stored this is !or copper.
We alche*ists look !or talent thatcan heat up and change. Lukear*
onBt do. Hal!hearted holding back
ell,enough getting bT 7ot here.
Poem O:
(he core o! *asculinit does not deri4e !ro* being
*ale
nor !riendliness !ro* those ho console.
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blind ith lo4e. What should 3 doT@
#ive up owning things and
being somebody. $uit existing.
Poem OA
So*e gnats co*e !ro* the grass to speak ith Solo*on.
@ Solo*on ou are the cha*pion o! the oppressed.
resence o!
od arri4es
here are the seekersT irst thereBs ding then ?nion like gnats inside the ind.
Poem O
(hese spiritual indo shoppers
ho idl ask"ow much is that% &h I'm just looking.(he handle a hundred ite*s and put the* don
shados ith no capital.
What is spent is lo4e and to ees et ith eeping.ut these alk into a shop
and their hole li4es pass suddenl in that *o*ent
in that shop.
Where did ou goT @7ohere.@
What did ou ha4e to eatT @7othing *uch.@
E4en i! ou donBt kno hat ou ant
bu so*ething to be part o! the e-changing !lo.
Start a huge !oolish proKect
like 7oah.
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3t *akes absolutel no di!!erence
hat people think o! ou.
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
Poem OJ
ain co*es !ro* seeing
ho arrogant ouB4e been and pain
brings ou out o! that conceit.
,,8 child cannot be born
until the *other has pain.
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Poem OCC
When ou do things !ro* our soulou !eel a ri4er *o4ing in ou a Ko.
When actions co*e !ro* another section
the !eeling disappears.
DonBt let others lead ou. (he *a be blind
or orse 4ultures. :each !or the rope
o! od. 8nd hat is thatT
>utting aside sel!,ill.
ecause o! ill!ulness people sit in Kail.ro* ill!ulness the trapped birdsB ings are tied.
ro* ill!ulness the !ish siJJles in the skillet.
(he anger o! police is ill!ulness.
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Poem OCL
What 3 ant is to see our !acein a tree in the sun co*ing out
in the air.
What 3 ant is
to hear the !alcon,dru* and light again
on our !orear*.
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Poem OCF
So*e people ork and beco*e ealth.thers do the sa*e and re*ain poor.
arriage !ills one ith energ.
8nother it drains.
DonBt trust as (he change.
8 *eans !lails about like a donkeBs tail.
8las add the gratitude clause
to an sentence i! od ills
than go.
oisoned bait.
rophet @Wh is it
3 get scre in business dealsT
3tBs like a spell. 3 beco*e distracted
b business talk and *ake rong decisions.@
uha**ad replies @Stipulate ith e4er transactionthat ou need three das to *ake sure.@
Deliberation is one o! the Aualities o! od.
(hro a dog a bit o! so*ething.He sni!!s to se i! he ants it.
e that care!ul.
Sni!! ith our isdo*,nose.
et clear. (hen decide.
(he uni4erse ca*e into being graduall
o4er si- das. od could ha4e Kust co**anded
e; Pcontinued on ne-t pageQ
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Little b little a person reaches !ort and !i!t and si-t
and !eels *ore co*plete. od could ha4e thron
!ull,blon prophets
!ling through the cos*os in an instant.
=esus said one ord and a dead *an sat up
but Creation usuall un!oldslike cal* breakers.
Constant slo *o4e*ent teaches us to keep orking
like a s*all creek that stas clear
that doesnBt stagnate but !inds a a
through nu*erous details deliberatel.
Deliberation is born o! Ko
like a bird !ro* an egg.
irds donBt rese*ble eggs;
(hink ho di!!erent the hatching out is.
8 hite,leather snake egg a sparroBs egg
a Auince see an apple see" 9er di!!erent things
look si*ilar at one stage.
(hese lea4es our bodil personalities see* identical
but the globe o! soul,!ruit
e *ake
each is elaboratel
uniAue.
Poem OC:@ne Song
E4er ar and e4er con!lict beteen hu*an beings
has happened because o! so*e disagree*ent about na*es.
3t is such an unnecessar !oolishness
because Kust beond the arguing
there is a long table o! co*panionship
set and aiting !or us to sit don.
What is praised is one so the praise is one too
*an Kugs being poured into a huge basin.
8ll religions all this singing one song.
(he di!!erences are Kust illusion and 4anit.
Sunlight looks a little di!!erent on this all
than it does on that all
and a lot di!!erent on this other one
but it is still one light.
We ha4e borroed these clothes
these ti*e,and,space personalities
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!ro* a light and hen e praise
e are pouring the* back in.
Poem OCK 4hat 4as %aid to the 'ose
What as said to the rose that *ade it open
as said to *e here in * chest.
What as told the Cpress that *ade it strong
and straight hat as
hispered the Kas*ine so it is hat it is hate4er *ade
sugarcane seet hate4er
as said to the inhabitants o! the ton o! Chigil in
(urkestan that *akes the*
so handso*e hate4er lets the po*egranate !loer blushlike a hu*an !ace that is
being said to *e no. 3 blush. Whate4er put eloAuence in
language thatBs happening here.
(he great arehouse doors open 3 !ill ith gratitude
cheing a piece o! sugarcane
in lo4e ith the one to ho* e4er that belongs;
Poem OCA !he 7uest )ouse
(his being hu*an is a guest house.
E4er *orning a ne arri4al.
8 Ko a depression a *eannessso*e *o*entar aareness co*es
as an une-pected 4isitor.
Welco*e and entertain the* all;
E4en i! the are a crod o! sorrosho 4iolentl seep our house
e*pt o! its !urniturestill treat each guest honorabl.
He *a be clearing ou out!or so*e ne delight.
(he dark thought the sha*e the *alice.
*eet the* at the door laughing and in4ite the* in.
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e grate!ul !or hate4er co*es.
because each has been sent
as a guide !ro* beond.
Poem OC@4ho %ays 4ords 4ith *y *outh
8ll da 3 think about it then at night 3 sa it.
Where did 3 co*e !ro* and hat a* 3 supposed to be doingT3 ha4e no idea.
soul is !ro* elsehere 3B* sure o! that
and 3 intend to end up there.
(his drunkenness began in so*e other ta4ern.
When 3 get back around to that place
3Bll be co*pletel sober. eanhile
3B* like a bird !ro* another continent sitting in this a4iar.
(he da is co*ing hen 3 !l o!!
but ho is it no in * ear ho hears * 4oiceT
Who sas ords ith * *outhT
Who looks out ith * eesT What is the soulT
3 cannot stop asking.
3! 3 could taste one sip o! an anser
3 could break out o! this prison !or drunks.
3 didnBt co*e here o! * on accord and 3 canBt lea4e that a.
Whoe4er brought *e here ill ha4e to take *e ho*e.
(his poetr 3 ne4er kno hat 3B* going to sa.
3 donBt plan it.When 3B* outside the saing o! it
3 get 4er Auiet and rarel speak at all.
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