Homer
Iliad
Translator’s Preface: page ix to break on page xiv only
Books 1-4
Review Some Stylistic Conventions in the Humanities
and Quotation and Citation Guidelines for Listserv Posts (and follow them in your posts)

Ancillary materials in the Folger’s edition of Henry V, on pages xvi-li:
“Reading Shakespeare’s Language: Henry V,” “Shakespeare’s Life,” “Shakespeare’s Theatre,” “The Publication of Shakespeare’s Plays”
William Shakespeare
Henry V
Act 1, Scene 1 through Act 2, Scene 4
Make sure you read all the notes.

William Shakespeare
Henry V
Act 3, Chorus, through Act 4, Scene 1

Special Supplement
Elements of Film
A brief explanation of four of the main elements of film production, and how they affect the viewer’s experience
Henry V (1989)
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
Written by William Shakespeare; adapted to the screen by Kenneth Branagh
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Brian Blessed, Ian Holm, Paul Scofield, Emma Thompson, Robert Stephens, Richard Briers, Judi Dench, and Christian Bale
On Reserve at Fenwick Library (PN1997 .H45 B7)
Also available on Swank Digital Campus, under S on the Library Databases page (you may need to make an acccount, but it’s free)

Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms
Book Two
Chapters XIII-XXIV

Movie Assignment #2: Paths of Glory (1957)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, and Jim Thompson, adapted from the novel by Humphrey Cobb
Starring Kirk Douglas, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Ralph Meeker, Joe Turkel, and Timothy Carey
Available on Amazon Prime and Google Play for $2.99, on Apple TV, Fandango,Vudu, and Youtube for $3.99

Watch The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, Episode 4: Slaughter from 18:12-24:22
Rupert Brooke
“Peace”
“The Dead”
“The Soldier”
John McCrae
“In Flanders Fields”
Edward Thomas
“This is No Case of Petty Right or Wrong”
“Adlestrop”
“Rain”
W. B. Yeats
“An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”
[Anonymous Student]
“Foreign Field, English Heaven: Rupert Brooke Emerges Victorious in ‘The Soldier’” (This short essay will give you a model of how to perform a close reading of a poem)

Movie (Television Series, in this case) Assignment #3: Blackadder Goes Forth (1989)
Episodes: #1 “Captain Cook,” #2 “Corporal Punishment,” #4 “Private Plane,”
and #6 “Goodbyeee”
(You may skip #3 “Major Star” and #5 “General Hospital”)
Written by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton
Directed by Richard Boden
Starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson, and Rik Mayall
Available free on Amazon Prime and Hulu, and on Apple TV and Vudu for $1.99 per episode