TROY WEB AND ITS AREAS

This course is built around the Troy Web, which is divided into twelve Areas. Each Area deals with a particular author (i.e. Homer) or Troy issue (i.e. Bronze Age). There is a menu of the all the Areas on the left side of the main page of each Troy Web Area. The Areas are arranged chronologically, starting with the Bronze Age and ending with current Troy materials, including cartoons, films and games and popular novels as well as  serious literature. Each Area offers links to a wide range of related information, including electronic texts of Troy stories, bibliographies, art images, museum sites, film reviews,  background information on the stories and authors, plot summaries and character lists.

The course textbook The Trojan War functions as a fully developed study guide for the Areas of the Troy Web, so you will use the book and the Troy Web in close coordination.

You will be asked to briefly explore all twelve Troy Areas on the Troy Web and select five or six Areas to work with during the course. Each Area includes a list of Activities, a Bibliography of related literature and other readings, and an Area Forum on Blackboard where you will post your completed Activities.

You need to complete a total of 10 Activities for the course.