Week04

Introduction to Western Literature:

1.      English is only a tool you employ to access information. For example, we use it to study the reflection of Literature itself in this class.

2.      Hephaestus(Vulcan): God of fire, metalworking, stone masonry, forges and the art of sculpture, blacksmiths.

Hephaestus at the Forge

3.      Armor: A defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons.

4.      Shield: A broad piece of armor made of rigid material and strapped to the arm or carried in the hand for protection against hurled or thrusted weapons.

5.      Helmet: A protective head covering made of hard material, such as leather, metal, or plastic.

6.      Xerox/z'ɪrɑks/ copy = Carbon copy = C.C.

7.      anxious/'æŋʃəs/, anxiety/æŋz'ɑɪəti/

8.      It’s outrageous!: 真是太令人生氣了！

9.      Invulnerable: 不會受傷的

10.  Mythology by Edith Hamilton:

11.  The Great Gatsby:

12.  Oral epic >>> Literary epic

13.  Augustus: the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.

The statue known as the Augustus of Prima Porta