English 261
Instructor: Laviece Ward
The New World
Cantares Mexicanos
Ideologies of Aztec Song ![]()
Gary Tomlinson
Journal of the American Musicological Society , Vol. 48, No. 3, Music Anthropologies and Music Histories. (Autumn, 1995), pp. 343-379.
The Aesthetics of Conquest: Aztec Poetry before and after Cortés ![]()
David Damrosch
Representations , No. 33, Special Issue: The New World. (Winter, 1991), pp. 101-120.
PoPol Vuh
The Popol Vuh of the Quiche Maya of Guatemala: Text, Copyist, and Time Frame of Transcription
Jack Himelblau
Hispania , Vol. 72, No. 1. (Mar., 1989), pp. 97-122.
The Names of the Gods in the Kiche Myths, Central America ![]()
Daniel G. Brinton
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society , Vol. 19, No. 109. (Jun. - Dec., 1881), pp. 613-647.
Petrarch
The Evolution of the Canzoniere of Petrarch
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Ernest H. Wilkins
PMLA, Vol. 63, No. 2. (Jun., 1948), pp. 412-455.
Medieval Love Lyrics
Courtly Love: Who Needs It? Recent Feminist Work in the Medieval French Tradition ![]()
E. Jane Burns
Signs , Vol. 27, No. 1. (Autumn, 2001), pp. 23-57.
Fictions of the Female Voice: The Women Troubadours
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Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner
Speculum , Vol. 67, No. 4. (Oct., 1992), pp. 865-891.
Thousand and One Nights
Brief Communications
The Oldest Documentary Evidence for the Title Alf Laila wa-Laila ![]()
S. D. Goitein
Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 78, No. 4. (Oct. - Dec., 1958), pp. 301-302.
Cultural and Intellectual History of Indian Islam ![]()
Muhammad Hamidullah
Die Welt des Islams , New Ser., Vol. 3, Issue 3/4. (1954), pp. 127-144.
The Arabic Frame Tradition ![]()
Ibrahim Dawood; Julie Scott Meisami; Katharine Slater Gittes
PMLA , Vol. 99, No. 1. (Jan., 1984), pp. 109-112.
A Ninth-Century Fragment of the "Thousand Nights" New Light on the Early History of the Arabian Nights ![]()
Nabia Abbott
Journal of Near Eastern Studies , Vol. 8, No. 3. (Jul., 1949), pp. 129-164.
Africa in Arab Epic - The Adventures of Antar ![]()
H. T. Norris
Review author[s]: Thomas E. Whitcomb
The Journal of African History , Vol. 23, No. 2. (1982), pp. 245-246.
India's Classical Age
Indian Tales Interpreted from the Point of View of the Smrtis: Pañcatantra 1. 13 ![]()
Ludwik Sternbach
Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 68, No. 2. (Apr. - Jun., 1948), pp. 84-91.
Indian Wisdom and Its Spread beyond India ![]()
Ludwik Sternbach
Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 101, No. 1, Oriental Wisdom. (Jan. - Mar., 1981), pp. 97-131.
The Name Pāncarātra: With an Analysis of the Sanatkumāra-Sahitā in Manuscript ![]()
V. Raghavan
Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 85, No. 1. (Jan. - Mar., 1965), pp. 73-79.
Cultural and Intellectual History of Indian Islam ![]()
Muhammad Hamidullah (In Islamic Literature as well)
Die Welt des Islams , New Ser., Vol. 3, Issue 3/4. (1954), pp. 127-144.
The Cults of the Mother Goddesses in India ![]()
W. Crooke
Folklore , Vol. 30, No. 4. (Dec. 30, 1919), pp. 282-308.
The Female Element in Indian Culture ![]()
Hannah Fane
Asian Folklore Studies , Vol. 34, No. 1. (1975), pp. 51-112.
Japanese Literature
The Kokinshu Prefaces: Another Perspective ![]()
John Timothy Wixted
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , Vol. 43, No. 1. (Jun., 1983), pp. 215-238.
Voice, Text, and The Question of Poetic Borrowing in Late Classical Japanese Poetry ![]()
David T. Bialock
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , Vol. 54, No. 1. (Jun., 1994), pp. 181-231.
Association and Progression: Principles of Integration in Anthologies and Sequences of Japanese Court Poetry, A. D. 900-1350 ![]()
Jin'ichi Konishi; Robert H. Brower; Earl Miner
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , Vol. 21. (Dec., 1958), pp. 67-127.
Sei Shônagon's Makura no sôshi: A Re-Visionary History ![]()
Naomi Fukumori
The Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese , Vol. 31, No. 1. (Apr., 1997), pp. 1-44.
Sei Shonagon's Poetic Catalogues ![]()
Mark Morris
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , Vol. 40, No. 1. (Jun., 1980), pp. 5-54.
The Koran
The Sacred Book in Religion ![]()
James Moffatt
Journal of Biblical Literature , Vol. 53, No. 1. (Apr., 1934), pp. 1-12.
Muhammad and Joseph: A Study of Koranic Narrative ![]()
M. S. Stern
Journal of Near Eastern Studies , Vol. 44, No. 3. (Jul., 1985), pp. 193-204.
The Confluence of Arabic and Hebrew Literature ![]()
Jaroslav Stetkevych
Journal of Near Eastern Studies , Vol. 32, No. 1/2. (Jan. - Apr., 1973), pp. 216-222.
Mohammed and the Islam of the Koran ![]()
Crawford H. Toy
The Harvard Theological Review , Vol. 5, No. 4. (Oct., 1912), pp. 474-514.
Rome and the Aeneid
Painful Memories: "Aeneid" 3 and the Problem of the Past ![]()
David Quint
The Classical Journal , Vol. 78, No. 1. (Oct. - Nov., 1982), pp. 30-38.
The Aeneid as a Trilogy ![]()
George E. Duckworth
Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , Vol. 88. (1957), pp. 1-10.
Chinese Literature
The Cover Design
The Ancient Chinese Process of Reprography ![]()
R. Thomas Berner
Technology and Culture , Vol. 38, No. 2. (Apr., 1997), pp. 424-431.
Chinese and Symbolist Poetic Theories ![]()
Pauline R. Yu
Comparative Literature , Vol. 30, No. 4. (Autumn, 1978), pp. 291-312.
Allegory, Allegoresis, and The Classic of Poetry ![]()
Pauline R. Yu
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , Vol. 43, No. 2. (Dec., 1983), pp. 377-412.
Essays and Articles
Charting the Landscape of Chinese Poetry ![]()
Pauline Yu
Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR) , Vol. 20. (Dec., 1998), pp. 71-87.
Confucius Ridens: Humor in The Analects ![]()
Christoph Harbsmeier
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies , Vol. 50, No. 1. (Jun., 1990), pp. 131-161.
The Significance of Confucius for Religion ![]()
D. Howard Smith
History of Religions , Vol. 2, No. 2. (Winter, 1963), pp. 242-255.
The Confucian Concept of Man
The Confucian Concept of Man: The Original Formulation ![]()
W. Scott Morton
Philosophy East and West , Vol. 21, No. 1. (Jan., 1971), pp. 69-77.
Confucian Moral Thinking ![]()
Karyn L. Lai
Philosophy East and West , Vol. 45, No. 2, Comparative and Asian Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand. (Apr., 1995), pp. 249-272.
Homer: The Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer's Use of the Past ![]()
H. L. Lorimer
The Journal of Hellenic Studies , Vol. 49, Part 2. (1929), pp. 145-159.
The Cosmic Journey of Odysseus ![]()
Nanno Marinatos
Numen , Vol. 48, No. 4. (2001), pp. 381-416. Connects Homer's writings with Egyptian myth.
Cyrus H. Gordon: A Synthesis of Cultures
Homer and the Near East: The Rise of the Greek Genius
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Louis H. Feldman
The Biblical Archaeologist , Vol. 59, No. 1. (Mar., 1996), pp. 13-21.
Notes and Discussions
Achilles in Hades ![]()
Robert Schmiel
Classical Philology , Vol. 82, No. 1. (Jan., 1987), pp. 35-37.
Views of Homeric Gods and Religion ![]()
B. C. Dietrich
Numen , Vol. 26, Fasc. 2. (Dec., 1979), pp. 129-151.
The Happy Otherworld and Fairy Mistress Themes in the Odyssey ![]()
Cornelia C. Coulter
Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , Vol. 56. (1925), pp. 37-53.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Development and Meaning of the Epic of Gilgamesh: An Interpretive Essay
Tzvi Abusch ![]()
Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 121, No. 4. (Oct. - Dec., 2001), pp. 614-622.
Ishtar's Proposal and Gilgamesh's Refusal: An Interpretation of "The Gilgamesh Epic", Tablet 6, Lines 1-79 ![]()
Tzvi Abusch
History of Religions , Vol. 26, No. 2. (Nov., 1986), pp. 143-187.
Gilgamesh and the Magic Plant ![]()
Ronald A. Veenker
The Biblical Archaeologist , Vol. 44, No. 4. (Autumn, 1981), pp. 199-205.
Polemics and Irenics
The Gilgamesh Epic and Homer ![]()
Gerald K. Gresseth
The Classical Journal , Vol. 70, No. 4. (Apr. - May, 1975), pp. 1-18.
Some Parallels with the Gilgamesh Story ![]()
S. H. Hooke
Folklore , Vol. 45, No. 3. (Sep., 1934), pp. 195-211.An excellent source for ideas of parallels.
Myth, Ritual and History ![]()
S. H. Hooke
Folklore , Vol. 50, No. 2. (Jun., 1939), pp. 137-147. Very good.
Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Heroic Life ![]()
Hope Nash Wolff
Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 89, No. 2. (Apr. - Jun., 1969), pp. 392-398. Nice
Brief Notes
A New Babylonian Parallel to a Part of Genesis 3 ![]()
George A. Barton
Journal of the American Oriental Society , Vol. 39. (1919), p. 287.
Initiation and the Primal Woman in Gilgamesh and Genesis 2-3 ![]()
John A. Bailey
Journal of Biblical Literature , Vol. 89, No. 2. (Jun., 1970), pp. 137-150. Good
The Hebrew Idea of the Future Life. III. Babylonian Influence in the Doctrine of Sheol ![]()
Lewis Bayles Paton
The Biblical World , Vol. 35, No. 3. (Mar., 1910), pp. 159-171.
The Cult of the Mother-Goddess in Ancient Palestine ![]()
Lewis Bayles Paton
The Biblical World , Vol. 36, No. 1. (Jul., 1910), pp. 26-38.
The Hebrew Idea of the Future Life. I. Earliest Conceptions of the Soul ![]()
Lewis Bayles Paton
The Biblical World , Vol. 35, No. 1. (Jan., 1910), pp. 8-20.
Ancient Egyptian Poetry
The Limitations of Formal Ancient Egyptian Religion ![]()
Anthony Spalinger
Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 57, No. 4. (Oct., 1998), pp. 241-260.
Akh-en-Aton and Nefert-iti ![]()
John A. Wilson
Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 32, No. 1/2. (Jan. - Apr., 1973), pp. 235-241.
Gods of Agriculture and Welfare in Ancient Egypt ![]()
Joseph Leibovitch
Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 12, No. 2. (Apr., 1953), pp. 73-113.
Some Pre-'Amārnah Sun-Hymns ![]()
H. M. Stewart
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 46. (Dec., 1960), pp. 83-90.
Six Hymns to Isis in the Sanctuary of Her Temple at Philae and Their Theological Significance. Part I ![]()
L. V. Žabkar
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 69. (1983), pp. 115-137.
Literacy and Ancient Egyptian Society ![]()
John Baines
Man, New Series, Vol. 18, No. 3. (Sep., 1983), pp. 572-599.
The Interpenetration of Cultures as Illustrated by the Character of the Old Testament Literature ![]()
Theophile James Meek
The Journal of Religion , Vol. 7, No. 3. (May, 1927), pp. 244-262.
Genesis: Readings from Hebrew Scriptures
Cain and Abel ![]()
S. H. Hooke
Folklore , Vol. 50, No. 1. (Mar., 1939), pp. 58-65.
The Earliest Hebrew Flood Story ![]()
Emil G. Kraeling
Journal of Biblical Literature , Vol. 66, No. 3. (Sep., 1947), pp. 279-293.
The Interpenetration of Cultures as Illustrated by the Character of the Old Testament Literature ![]()
Theophile James Meek
The Journal of Religion , Vol. 7, No. 3. (May, 1927), pp. 244-262.