《西洋文學經(jīng)典導讀：古典到啟蒙時期》課程教學大綱

西洋文學經(jīng)典導讀：古典到啟蒙時期課程教學大綱課程基本信息（CourseInformation）課程代碼（CourseCode）LI908*學時（CreditHours）32inclasshours*學分（Credits）2*課程名稱（CourseName）（中文）西洋文學經(jīng)典導讀：古典到啟蒙時期（英文）ClassicsofWesternLiterature:AntiquitytoEnlightenment課程性質(zhì)(CourseType)Generaleducationcourse.授課對象（TargetAudience）Undergraduatestudents授課語言(LanguageofInstruction)English*開課院系（School）人文學院先修課程（Prerequisite）None*課程簡介（Description）HenkVynckier開設的《西洋文學經(jīng)典導讀：古典到啟蒙時期》從伊索寓言開始介紹西洋文學的起源，到荷馬史詩、圓桌武士的傳奇，以及《七日談》、《坎特伯里故事》和《失樂園》序章等重要文學著作。為了深度介紹這些歐洲各地的文學經(jīng)典，Vynckier以其比利時籍教授的語言優(yōu)勢，從英文、法文、德文的語言解釋其文本和文人的歷史淵源。而Vynckier又通曉中文，所以同時又可以使用中文解釋艱澀難懂的關鍵文學概念。本課程已在2018夏季小學期開設，有36名學生選課，每周會有小型寫作練習，Vynckier會每周批改作業(yè)，并且指導學生英文寫作技巧和報告技巧。這是一門綜合歐洲主要語言、文學和英文報告及寫作的綜合型課程，特別適合交大理工學生想要對西方文學經(jīng)典有興趣且極欲了解全盤樣貌的通識課程。*課程簡介（Description）ThiscourseintroducesstudentstothegreatestwritersandmasterpiecesofWesternliteraturefromAntiquitytotheageoftheEnlightenment.Toachievethisgoal,itcoversavarietyofgenres,includingmyth,epics,history,biography,essays,fiction,andpoems,andproceedschronologicallyfromtheoriginsofWesternliteratureintheAncientMediterraneantotheMiddleAges,Renaissance,andEnlightenment.StudentsreadthetextsinEnglishandstudythemostinfluentialtextsintheWesternliterarycanon.Indoingso,theyexaminehowtheconceptof“West/Western”hasevolvedovertimeandhowthedefinitionofwhatconstitutes“l(fā)iterature”wasrevisedcontinuallyinthecontextofdifferentperiodsandcivilizations:Greco-Romancivilization,Judeo-Christiancivilization,theMiddleAges,Renaissance,andtheEnlightenment.Studentsalsoconsiderthat,whileWesternliteratureinvolvesmanydifferentpeoplesandnations,thereareinterestingconnectionsandcontinuitiesbetweenthegreatauthorsandmajornationalliteratureswithintheWesternworld.課程教學大綱（CourseSyllabus）*學習目標(LearningOutcomes)1．StudythehistoryofWesterncivilizationthroughitsliteratureandexaminehowtheconceptoftheWesthasevolvedoverthecenturies.2.AcquireagoodunderstandingofcanonicalWesternliteraturefromantiquitytotheeighteenthcentury.3.Studytheoriginanddevelopmentofimportantliterarygenressuchastheepic,historywriting,biography,thepicaresquenovel,utopianfiction,satire,andsoforth.4.Considerhowthenotionofthecanon,thatis,theunderstandingofwhichtextsandauthorsmakeupthemostimportantandinfluentialwritingsofaspecificliterarytraditionorcivilization,changesovertime.5.ReflectonthewaysinwhichWesternliteraturediffersfromChinese/Asianliteratureanddevelopnewcomparative,criticalorinterdisciplinaryapproacheswithanEast-Westperspective.?*教學內(nèi)容進度安排及要求(ClassSchedule&Requirements)教學內(nèi)容學時教學方式作業(yè)及要求基本要求考查方式Week1:Class1:IntroductionandAntiquity1-5PMLectureandDiscussionInclassreadingsAttendanceandParticipationNoWeek1:Class2:Antiquity1-5PMLectureandDiscussionReadingassignment(beforeclass)AttendanceandParticipationNoWeek2:Class1:MiddleAges1-5PMLectureandDiscussionReadingassignmentAttendanceandParticipationNoWeek2:Class2:MiddleAges1-5PMLectureandDiscussionReadingassignmentAttendanceandParticipationNoWeek3:Class1:Renaissance1-5PMLectureandDiscussionReadingassignmentAttendanceandParticipationNoWeek3:Class2:Renaissance1-5PMLectureandDiscussionReadingassignmentAttendanceandParticipationNoWeek4:Class1:Enlightenment1-5PMLectureandDiscussionReadingassignmentAttendanceandParticipationNoWeek4:Class2:Enlightenment1-5PMLectureandDiscussionReadingassignmentAttendanceandParticipationOpenBookExam*考核方式(Grading)WritingAssignments:60%(4assignmentsx15%)OpenBookFinalExam:30%Classattendanceandparticipation:10%*教材或參考資料(Textbooks&OtherMaterials)Theinstructorwillcreateareaderwithtextselectionsandreferencesforuseinclass.Learningmaterialsandsupplementarymaterialsandreferenceswillalsobepostedontheuniversityonlinete