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ENGL 2410: Literature of the Western World I Instructor: Jennifer Duncan Librarian: E. Scott (Hintmeister) |
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ENGL 2410: Literature of the Western World I Instructor: Jennifer Duncan Librarian: E. Scott (Hintmeister) |
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Library Treasure Hunt
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Select five of
the following research tasks. To complete these tasks, you will
need to use the CSTCC library. The library website is
http://library.chattanoogastate While some of these tasks may be completed online, you may need to pay a visit to the library to do some of them. |
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| Find an ebook about women in ancient Mesopotamia. Give the full MLA citation for the book. | Hint: It doesn't have cards anymore, but it does have ebooks. |
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| Find an essay by Michael Nagler in a book about teaching the Iliad and the Odyssey. Give the full MLA citation for the essay. | Hint: There are many Approaches to this question. |
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| Find a copy of the Oratorio of Gilgamesh from the BBC. Give the full MLA citation for the recording. | Hint: This CD might be the best 53 minutes of your life! |
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| Find an article by Albert Cook on shields in the Hellenistic age. Give the full MLA citation for the essay. | Hint: Beowulf might still be alive today if he had STORed this article. |
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| Find an article on prostitution in Mesopotamia. Give the full MLA citation for the essay. | Hint: The Origin of this Journal article may surprise you. |
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| At which university press is the Dictionary of Literary Biography published? | Hint: You'll just have to put your hands on this reference. |
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| Find an article by Joseph Addison published in The Spectator in 1898 which offers a critique of Homer’s work. Give the full MLA citation for the essay. | Hint: You'll have to be Resourceful to find this sort of Literature. |
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| What differences are there between the first 15 lines of the Iliad in Stanley Lombardo’s translation and in Robert Fitzgerald’s translation? (Hint: use a website from the Academy of American Poets) | Hint: Search this .org to finish this poetry odyssey. |
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| Find the entry for Aeneas in the Dictionary of World Mythology and cite it in MLA format. | Hint: You can find this great reference in two formats. |
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| List three reference books for articles on Classical Literature according to the library’s research guide. | Hint: Reference books abound to guide your research to literary criticism. |
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Still have questions? Visit the library or call the Reference Desk at 697-4436. |
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Fall 2007
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