Guided by experts from across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, you will encounter a range of internationally significant texts from the ancient through to the modern era. Weekly seminars place emphasis on detailed group discussion, as you collectively and critically analyse the concept of the “great” book via works which both found and challenge traditions. Authors and texts vary from year to year, but will include ancient works such as the poems of Sappho, the plays of Sophocles and the Analects of Confucius, alongside more modern texts like Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Hannah Arendt's meditations on Humanity in Dark Times, and James Baldwin’s best-selling The Fire Next Time.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Arts and Social Sciences |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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must be in the Dalyell stream |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Alexander Howard, alexander.howard@sydney.edu.au |
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