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Annapolis — Sophomore Reading List 2011-2012
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The following reading list may be subject to change. Please always check with tutors or cross-reference with the paper reading list distributed by the dean's office.
| Date | Sophomore Reading (Detailed) |
| Aug. 25, 2011 | Bible: Genesis 1-11 |
| Aug. 29, 2011 | Bible: Genesis 12-25 |
| Sep. 01, 2011 | Bible: Genesis 26-50 |
| Sep. 05, 2011 | Bible: Exodus; Numbers 20 |
| Sep. 08, 2011 | Bible: Leviticus 11, 18-20; Deuteronomy |
| Sep. 12, 2011 | Bible: Samuel I, II; Kings I, 1-4 |
| Sep. 15, 2011 | Bible: Psalms 1, 8, 14, 19, 22, 23, 42, 46, 51, 90, 121, 122, 126, 130, 131, 137, 139, 148 |
| Sep. 19, 2011 | Bible: Amos; Jonah; Isaiah 40-55 |
| Sep. 22, 2011 | Bible: Job |
| Sep. 26, 2011 | Lucretius: De Rerum Natura I-III |
| Sep. 29, 2011 | Lucretius: De Rerum Natura IV-VI |
| Oct. 03, 2011 | Virgil: Aeneid I-IV |
| Oct. 06, 2011 | Virgil: Aeneid V-VIII |
| Oct. 10, 2011 | Virgil: Aeneid IX-XII |
| Oct. 13, 2011 | Plutarch: Lives Caesar; Cato the Younger |
| Oct. 17, 2011 | Tacitus: Annals I-II |
| Oct. 20, 2011 | Tacitus: Annals III-VI |
| Oct. 24, 2011 | Epictetus: Discourses I 29; II 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 22, 26; III 5, 12, 13, 15, 18; IV 2, and Handbook 1-27 |
| Oct. 27, 2011 | Bible: Matthew |
| Oct. 31, 2011 | Bible: Luke |
| Nov. 03, 2011 | Bible: Acts |
| Nov. 07, 2011 | Bible: Gospel of John; First Letter of John |
| Nov. 10, 2011 | Bible: I Corinthians |
| Nov. 14, 2011 | Bible: Romans |
| Nov. 17, 2011 | Plotinus: In The Essential Plotinus, O'Brien: The Descent of the Soul IV. 8 (pp. 62-71); The Good and the One VI. 9 (pp. 73-89); The Three Primal Hypostases V.1 (pp. 91-105); Contemplation III.8 (pp. 163-175) |
| Nov. 21, 2011 | Augustine: Confessions I-V |
| Nov. 28, 2011 | Augustine: Confessions VI-IX |
| Dec. 01, 2011 | Augustine: Confessions X-XI |
| Dec. 05, 2011 | Anselm: Proslogium |
| Dec. 08, 2011 | Christian Creeds: Apostolic Creed, Nicene Creed, Athanasian Creed (see bookstore); Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars (First Part) Questions 1, 2 |
| Dec. 12, 2011 | Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars (First Part) Question 3, Articles 1-4; Question 4; Question 6, Articles 1-2; Question 7, Articles 1; Question 8, Article 1, 3; Question 9, Article 1; Question 11, Articles 3-4 |
| Dec. 15, 2011 | Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars (First Part) Question 12, Articles 1, 4, 5, 7, 11-13 Question 13, Articles 1-5, 11-12 |
2011-2012 Seminar Reading List - Spring Semester
| Date | Sophomore Reading (Detailed) |
| Jan. 9, 2012 |
Dante: Divine Comedy, Inferno I-XVII |
| Jan. 12, 2012 |
Dante: Divine Comedy, Inferno XVIII-XXXIV |
| Jan. 16, 2012 |
Dante: Divine Comedy, Purgatorio I-XVIII |
| Jan. 19, 2012 |
Dante: Divine Comedy, Purgatorio XIX-XXXIII |
| Jan. 23, 2012 |
Dante: Divine Comedy, Paradiso I-XVII |
| Jan. 26, 2012 |
Dante: Divine Comedy, Paradiso XVIII-XXXIII |
| Jan. 30, 2012 |
Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologiae, First Part of the Second Part, Question 90; Qu. 91, Articles 1-5; Qu. 93, Arts. 1-3, 5, 6; Qu. 94; Qu. 95, Arts. 1, 2; Qu. 96, Arts. 2-6; Qu. 97, Arts. 1-3 |
| Feb. 2, 2012 |
Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologiae, First Part of the Second Part, Qu. 100, Arts. 1-3, 9, 10, 12; Questions 106, 108, 109 |
| Feb. 6, 2012 |
Christian Creeds (available in Bookstore) Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologiae, Second Part of the Second Part, Questions 1, 2, 4 |
| Feb. 9, 2012 |
Chaucer: Canterbury Tales, Prologue; Knight's Tale |
| Feb. 13, 2012 |
Chaucer: Canterbury Tales; Miller's Prologue and Tale; Reeve's Prologue and Tale |
| Feb. 16, 2012 |
Chaucer: Canterbury Tales, Nun's Priest's Tale and Epilogue; Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale |
| Feb. 20, 2012 |
Chaucer: Canterbury Tales, Clerk's Prologue and Tale; Franklin's Prologue and Tale |
| Feb. 23, 2012 |
Shakespeare: As You Like It |
| Feb. 27, 2012 |
Montaigne: Essays - To the Reader; I, 31 (Of Cannibals); II, 11 (Of Cruelty); III, 2 (Of Repentance) |
| Mar. 1, 2012 |
Montaigne: Essays - III, 13 (Of Experience) |
| Mar. 19, 2012 |
Machiavelli: The Prince |
| Mar. 22, 2012 |
Machiavelli: Discourses on Livy - Introductory Letter; Book I: Preface, 1-28, 58 to end; Book II: Preface, 1-5 |
| Mar. 26, 2012 |
Shakespeare: Richard II |
| Mar. 29, 2012 |
Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I |
| Apr. 2, 2012 |
Shakespeare: Othello |
| Apr. 5, 2012 |
Shakespeare: Hamlet |
| Apr. 9, 2012 |
Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion Book I, Chapters 1-6 |
| Apr. 12, 2012 |
Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion Book III, Chapter 19, Chapter 20, sections 1-11, Chapter 21 |
| Apr. 16, 2012 |
J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion |
| Apr. 19, 2012 |
Bacon: Novum Organum, Book I, Preface and Aphorisms 1-115 (LLA Edition, pp. 33-106; Open Court Edition, pp. 37-117; Cambridge Edition pp. 27-89) |
| Apr. 23, 2012 |
Bacon: Novum Organum, Book I, Aphorisms 116-130; Book II, Aphorisms 1-20 (LLA Edition pp. 106-156; Open Court Edition, pp. 117-173; Cambridge Edition pp. 89-135) |
| Apr. 26, 2012 |
Descartes: Discourse on Method I-IV |
| Apr. 30, 2012 |
Descartes: Discourse on Method V-VI |
| May 3, 2012 |
Shakespeare: Macbeth |
| May 7, 2012 |
Shakespeare: King Lear (Avoid newer editions that print two separate versions.) |
| May 10, 2012 |
Shakespeare: The Tempest |
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