The Good Life. Cockaigne
September 1 - 5
Monday. Labor Day. No School
Tuesday.
=Discussion. Hesiod and parallels with Eden
= Nicholas Poussin: “Et in Arcadia Ego”
= Homework for Wednesday: Listen to Lennon’s “Imagine” on the wiki.
Wednesday.
= Discussion: What are the elements of a utopian vision?
· What distinguishes a vision from a community?
· Discussion: What questions can we ask about the works we have read so far?
Thursday.
= Discussion. Vergil (pp 8-9), Prester John (pp 14-15), and Cockaigne (pp 71-76), Utopia Reader
= Homework for Friday. Listen to “The Big Rock Candy Mountain” on the wiki! Ass’n 3. Write about the American version of Cockaigne (handouts for examples).
Friday. Recap
= Discussion of American Cockaigne
Looking Ahead
Read Aristotle on wiki, under "The Good Life”
Return to Utopia discussion
Begin reading Walden Two—you have about 2 weeks to complete it