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CLASSICS 420

ANCIENT TEXTS, MODERN CONTEXTS

3 credits.

Explores how classical antiquity has been adapted, translated, and reimagined in the modern world through a variety of media and critical approaches.

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greek myth, literature, and culture. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Examine, analyze, and interpret ancient texts and their modern receptions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Compare and critique ancient Greek society and contemporary culture. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate knowledge of construction of gender and sexuality in ancient Greece and their relevance to the modern world. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of ancient Greek myth, literature, and culture. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Examine, analyze, and interpret ancient texts and their modern receptions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Compare and critique ancient Greek society and contemporary culture. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate knowledge of construction of gender and sexuality in ancient Greece and their relevance to the modern world. Audience: Undergraduate

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