COM LIT 102Classical Tradition: Epic
Comparative Literature · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Designed for upper-division literature majors. Analysis of Iliad , Odyssey , Aeneid , Gerusalemme Liberata , and Paradise Lost both in relation to their contemporary societies and to literary traditions. Emphasis on how poets build on work of their predecessors.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
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