CWL 220

Fall 2021 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 23-Dec 8

Origins of Western Literature

Credit: 3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

Cultural Studies - Western

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CWL 220 class schedule data for fall 2021
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	63197	Discussion/ Recitation	B	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Walters, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Western course. Section Title: Nightmares of Nero Section Info: Topic: Nightmares of Nero Literature and the Arts, and Western Compartv Cult course. Few Roman emperors have been so constantly reviled in history and popular culture as Nero. Ancient sources depict him as a deviant, a larger-than-life monster, a tyrant, a megalomaniac, an arsonist, a murderer. Early Christians demonized him as their greatest persecutor, and apocalyptic prophecies identified him with the Antichrist. Setting its sights on the various myths and exaggerations that have come down to us about Nero, this course explores the question of what we can know of the infamous emperor and the age that bears his name. Particular emphasis will be placed on the nightmarish refractions of Neronian Rome found in the works of Seneca, Lucan, and Petronius.