Humanities Core is a course the combines ones writing requirements and other general education requirements in two classes taken every quarter for one whole year. This year in Humanities we will be focusing on the subject of war. During fall quarter of 2015 we will have read The Iliad by Homer translated by Robert Fagles, Memorial: A Version of Homer's Iliad  by Oswald, Alice ,The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus by von Grimmelshausen Hans Jacob Christoffel translated by George Schulz-Behrend, The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli translated by William J. Connell and The Art Of War by Sun Tzu translated by Lionel Giles.

We will also be using the Humanities Core Course Guide and Reader and Humanities Core Writer's Handbook to supplement our readings.

Works used in the posts on this blog are as follows:

Mother Courage and Her Children by Brecht, Bertolt translated by Tony Kushner

Humanities Core Writer's Handbook 
 The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli translated by William J. Connell

For more information please visit http://hcc.humanities.uci.edu/humcore/Student/index.html

Hello I am Abby C. I am currently attend University Of California, Irvine and taking Humanities Core for the fall quarter.This blog is a place where I can express my knowledge and opinions on the topics and books covered in this class. I am excited to share with the you my views on these topics discussed in Humanities Core and I hope that you enjoy reading them!