16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr C J Mackie. Any two Arts subjects or permission of the Head of the Department. Second semester Two lectures and a tutorial a week, or equivalent. Students on completion of the subject should have acquired an understanding of what is meant by 'epic' in its ancient literary context, have an appreciation of ancient epic through the reading of primary texts, and have developed an understanding of the changes in the epic genre in antiquity. The heroic epic tradition of Gilgamesh, Homer and Virgil, with attention also to Apollonius and Catullus. 3,000 words of written work (50 per cent) and a 2-hour examination (50 per cent). Apollonius Rhodius Voyage of the Argo Penguin Homer Iliad and Odyssey (tr Lattimore) Chicago Virgil Aeneid Penguin (tr D West) The Epic of Gilgamesh Penguin