Aristotle’s Poetics
Define key terms: Plot, Character, Spectacle; Hamartia, Catharsis; beginnin ‘ddl d d’ P‘
Necessity and Probability, Poesis, Mimesis, Action. g rm e’ an en ’ my and Fear’
What does Aristotle have to say about poetry and history?
Oedipus and Drama
Know the plot of the work. Exposition, Stichomythia, Gestures, Dramatic Irony; role of chorus in Greek
drama. Lyricism. What example does Aristotle use from the work and why?
The Symposium
Know the structure of the work, the key speakers and their interactions; the significance of Socrates and Diotir
the meaning of love expressed in it.
Aeneid
Furor, Pietas, Lacrimae rerum, Ekphrasis scene and its significance for Aeneas, Dido.
Epic Simile
In Homer and Vergil
Jesus
Parables in biblical passages we read
St. Augustine
The process of his conversion. His view of drama and reading.
Song of Roland
Structure of Poem, Its Feudal context, key characters. What kind of hero is Roland? Is he desmesure?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Basic summary, key ideas and themes, and the meaning of the work.
Dante
How does this Epic poem function as a reflection on the Christian religion?
Christine de Pizan
Basic summary, key points, role of reading.
Hamlet
Madness; Seeming; Revenge. Laertes as foil to Hamlet. Ophelia’s Madness, Key scenes, such as the famous
closet scene.
Cervantes (if we get to it)
Basic summary, themes, and key points.
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