Sports Literature Fall 2018

Relying closely on quotation from the passages you were to read over the last two weeks, develop a definition of athleticism in The Odyssey -- your definition must be derived from quotation of the text -- bare assertion will not suffice.  Afterward, or in conjunction with the above definition you develop, you may answer either or both of the following questions from week one's lecture: 1 What is the relationship of the just-ended war to the athlete in The Odyssey ?   What does one’s athleticism say about character, one’s sophrosyne ?    Feel free (in fact, I encourage you to) incorporate some of the secondary reading you've been assigned to aid your definition. I encourage you *not* to perform a wide-ranging internet search to help you. I'd rather you make a valiant effort through your own thinking than pick someone else's clever (but probably short-sighted) answer from online.

Syllabus Blog Policy: All students enrolled in this course will be required to maintain a reader's log on the Blogger of their reactions to the authors assigned throughout the semester.  Journal writing, which provides students with an opportunity for discursive, speculative writing within a non-judgmental context, may take several forms, including free-writing, reader-response impressions, textual annotations, double entry notations, and the refinement of thesis statements. Moreover, during the first several minutes of any class, students may be invited to respond in writing to some issue or topic relating to the assigned readings. These responses should also be included in the student's journal. The purpose of maintaining a journal is to encourage a habit of writing about literature on a daily basis and to generate a wide range of individual responses which students later can clarify and develop into more formal essays. Journal entries also will help students to refine th...