Wednesday, October 27, 2010

October 26, 2010 Class Notes

  • The Slave
    • should relate to final presentation & final paper
    • keep list of unfamiliar terms
    • keep list of how the novel relates to the Bible
    • Clash of Jewish & Christian Cultures
  • Final Paper
    • Theme Suggestions:
      • Why is it called the Slave?
      • Bible & The Slave: Compare and Contrast
      • Any instance in the novel that sparks interest
  • Greek Influence
    • Bible
      • OT written in Hebrew translated into Greek to make more accessible
      • NT written in both Greek and Hebrew
  • Job:
    • Wisdom Literature
    • three friends: "you are responsible for your fate"
    • 4th friend
      • young
      • probably added by a redactor later on
      • tries to explain why bad things have happened to Job
    • Dramatic Structure
      • Drama
      • Acts
      • Characters with Dialogue
        • 5 Acts
          • 1st act: Introduction to Job & God & Satan's Competition
          • 2nd/3rd Act: Dialogue with 3 friends
          • 4th Act: Appearance of God/ Epiphany
          • 5th Act: Conclusion/ Job is rewarded again
      • Compared with Prometheus Bound
        • gets eaten by a vulture
        • also a drama
        • torture until Hercules
        • Static figure as is Job
      • Some people suspect that Job is not Hebrew but is Greek
        • Dr. Sexton does NOT agree
        • not truly a drama
        • too static
  • Views of Human Responsibility
    • Greek
      • secular
      • challenge gods
      • tragedy promotes standing up to the gods
    • Hebrew
      • religion
      • obey God
      • Fear
      • Respect & Submission
      • Islam means Submission
      • Job 42
  • Joni Mitchell
    • The Sire of Sorrow
    • Based on Job
    • antagonists-question-words in parenthesis- different voice
    • tireless watcher
    • Blake
      • torture me with visions
    • She understands Job raises Greek notion of tragic view of world
      • comedy
    • http://jonimitchell.com/music/song.cfm?id=55
  • Ecclesiastes
    • pessimistic
  • The Answer to Job
  • The Slave
    • page 54
    • Jacob searching for meaning of existence
    • faith not knowledge
    • not sustained by pain & agony
  • Job 3
    • Conflict of wisdom traditions
      • Hamlet
        • no conventions
        • How can I live in this world?
        • To be or not to be...
        • deep mysteries of wisdom
      • Polonists
        • advice to sons
          • Wine, Women, & Song
        • Proverbs
        • Domestic
  • Harold Bloom
    • Where should wisdom be found?
  • Turn Turn Turn
    • The Birds
    • Ecclesiastes 3

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