Project Id:
1016501
Posted By:
slim2009
Project Title:
discussion
Writing Type:
Original
Project Type:
Gold
Status:
IN PROGRESS
Created:
3/10/2020 11:39:00 AM
Due Date:
03/11/2020 23:59
Subject:
Literature
Number Of Pages:
1 Single-spaced (600 words)
Number Of Sources:
0
Type of Document:
Dissertation Chapter
Academic Level:
College/University
Citation Style:
Unknown
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Solution Files(s):
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Description:
Learning Outcomes This week students will Apply the tools of the humanities to the question of the human condition Explain how romantic love became a replacement for religion. 2. Prompt/Questions It is often claimed that the Troubadours invented a whole new way of thinking about love in the 12th Century. a. Did the Troubadours invent a whole new way of thinking about love? Do you think this is true? Why or Why Not? Look back at the love poetry of Sappho in Hymn to Aphrodite (Links to an external site.) ; and look back at the love between Odysseus and Penelope in Book 19 and Book 23 of The Odyssey (Links to an external site.) ; perhaps remembering comparing the relationships that Odysseus has with Calypso in Book 5, with Circe in Book 10, and with Athena throughout the narrative, b. What are the similarities you see between the ancient Greek ideas about love and modern romantic ideas about love? i. Is the experience of love universal, and if so, –What does this fact tell us about The Human Condition? c. What are the differences you see between the ancient Greek ideas about love and modern romantic ideas about love? i. Are there significant differences in the ways various cultures have experienced love, and if so, –Which conception of love seems most attractive to you? Required Resources Readings Homer. (n.d.). The Odyssey (Links to an external site.) abridged (I. Johnston, Trans.). http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/homer/abridgedodysseyweb.htm (Links to an external site.) Sappho. (1997). Hymn to Aphrodite (Links to an external site.) . [E.Vandiver, Trans.]. http://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/vandiver.shtml (Links to
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