This course surveys a broad selection of ancient texts that feature traveling, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and Homer's Odyssey to the novels of the Imperial Era. We will examine closely these literary journeys to real and imaginary places, focusing on themes, structures, and characterization. Furthermore, we will explore how they engage with contemporary intellectual trends and sociopolitical realities, such as war, colonization, and cosmopolitanism; we will also inquire how these accounts of traveling invite their readers (ancient and modern) to think about their own identities and their construction(s) of the Other. Note: This course is for first-year, non-transfer students only.
Course Attributes: EN H; FYS; BU Hum; AS HUM; AS LCD; FA HUM; AR HUM
