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CourseDescription: The difficulties, dangers and pleasures of travel in the ancient world inspired a wide variety of literary responses. In this course, we will examine accounts of journeys as imagined by tourists, pilgrims, conquerors and refugees. Through looking at such texts as the Odyssey, Aeschylus’ Oresteia, Petronius’ Satyricon and the Acts of the Apostles, we will examine such issues as journeys as a metaphor for the self, the use of travel narratives for political or social critique, and the interplay between physical and spiritual journeys.
Course Number: LATN101B Location: Hall Building 201 Time: T/Th 11:30-1:00 pM Instructor: Andrew Fenton Office: Hall Building 008 E-Mail: afenton[at]haverford[dot]edu )
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