WELCOME!!  Above to your left, notice the imaginary portraits of an artist & a Caribbean woman, painted by Derek Walcott.  Her madras scarf & intense gaze recall Helen, the heroine in Omeros, whose looks catch every eye & spur each pen.  On the right rise two peaks, the Pitons of St Lucia, Walcott's home island. In the poem, he identifies St Lucia with Helen , making the peaks become by metaphor the island's breasts.

Now look leftwards to the green buttons with white names. To begin to explore, CLICK on the button called    COURSE INFORMATION.  You will find there a trail of ITEMS to follow to learn the ropes in this course. CLICK & CLICK to get going.

[Above is the Welcome page to Classics 42, Spring 2005,  Brooklyn College. Section Code to Register: [4404] To see more, CLICK on the down arrow to your right or click Page Down to scroll down to the screens below]