Brooklyn College
City University of New York
CORE STUDIES 1 READING ASSIGNMENTS
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Homer, Iliad - a minimum of seven of the following nine books (chapters):
1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 16, 18, 22, 24.
or
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Homer, Odyssey - a minimum of nine of the following fourteen books:
1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24.
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Thucydides - (Warner) pp. 35-49; 72-87; 143-151; 151-164; 212-223; 236-245;
400-408
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Thucydides - (Woodruff) - pp. 1-13, 15-25, 25-36, 39-50, 52-58, 66-76,
89-95, 102-109.
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Sophocles - one play selected by the Instructor.
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Euripides - one play selected by the Instructor.
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Aristophanes - Clouds or another play selected by the Instructor.
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Plato, The Apology.
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Plato, The Republic (a minimum of six of the following eight selections:
pp. xv - xxix; 1-29; 41-80; 106-111; 119-143; 221-235; 265-286; 348-359
(Cornford translation).
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Aristotle, Poetics - a xeroxed selection distributed by the Instructor.
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Vergil, Aeneid - a minimum of four of the following six books (chapters):
1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12.
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A Roman work illustrating Roman society to be chosen by the Instructor.
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Appropriate sections of "The Study Guide" (see below - to be read with
each assignment).
Please note that reading assignments vary from
section to section.