Reading & Composition

I love you: Who says this? Who/what is this I, who/what is this you, & what is happening in the loving? In this class, we will look at many possible ways to answer this question, from philosophia to patriotism, from lovesickness to familial love. Along the way, we intend to create new & nurture old love affairs: the love of reading & the love of writing, of course! This course will have several short essay assignments (4 pages) and their resultant revision, culminating in a 5-6 page paper at the semester’s end.

Required Texts:

Phaedrus Plato

The Great Gatsby F.S. Fitzgerald

King Lear Shakespeare

Eugene Onegin Pushkin

Course Reader