Spring 2003

This information effective for Spring 2003. Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.

Pre- and Early Modern Literature

[LTPR-107]

107. Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Instructor: D. Selden

Course Description:

Introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs as a graphic, conceptual, and communicative system. Covers the basic elements of classic Egyptian grammar, drawing primarily on actual inscriptions from Egyptian monuments. Will read one prose and one poetical text from the Middle Kingdom. Satisfies the Pre- and Early Modern Studies and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global and Pre- and Early Modern distribution requirements.

Suggested prerequisites: command of basic English grammatical terminology; previous study of at least one foreign language up to the intermediate or advanced level.