Week 3 Overview

Founding the Museion & the Great Library of Alexandria.

Tuesday 10/10

Before Class:

Readings:

• The Rise and Fall of Alexandria, ch.10 “A Greek Tragedy”, pp.154-156.
• Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt: The Museum and Library of Alexandria: Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt: The Museum and Library of Alexandria on JSTOR (seattleu.edu) Links to an external site.
• The Great Library of Alexandria? By Heather Phillips from Library Philosophy and Practice. The Great Library of Alexandria? - Document - Gale Academic OneFile (seattleu.edu) Links to an external site.

Suggested reading:

• Libraries in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson, ch.3 “The Library of Alexandria.”, pp.31-47. ProQuest Ebook Central - Reader Links to an external site.

During Class:

• Lecture and PowerPoint slideshow.
• Seminar & discussions.
• Individual/group activities.

After Class:

• Prepare readings for next week's class.

Thursday 10/12

Class visit (research library “Library instruction session: 1:30 – 3:10 PM): Lemieux Building (library) 3rd floor, room 369

Before Class:

• Prepare questions for the Librarian.

After Class:

• Questions for next week's class:
• 1- What is the location of the Library of Alexandria?
• 2- Why the Alexandrian War in 48 B.C. was a “disaster’?
• 3- What are other theories explaining the disappearance of the Library?

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