| Part 1: Classical Comedy: The Physics and Metaphysics of Error |
| 1 | Aristophanes. Lysistrata. |
| 2 | Aristophanes. Lysistrata. (cont.) |
| 3 | Plautus. The Brothers Manaechmus. |
| 4 | Shakespeare. The Comedy of Errors.
Film Showing: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum |
| 5 | Essay (5 pages) |
| Part 2: Renaissance Comedy: Sex, Violence, and Insanity |
| 6 | Shakespeare. The Taming of the Shrew.
Film Showing: Bringing Up Baby |
| 7 | Shakespeare. The Taming of the Shrew. (cont.) |
| 8 | Cervantes. Prologue-chapter 14 in Don Quixote.
Revision |
| 9 | Cervantes. Chapters 15-27 in Don Quixote. (cont.)
Film Showing: Some Like It Hot |
| 10 | Cervantes. Chapters 28-38 in Don Quixote. (cont.) |
| 11 | Cervantes. Chapters 39-52 in Don Quixote. (cont.) |
| 12 | Essay (7 pages) |
| Part 3: Satire and Wit in Dark Times |
| 13 | Molière. The Misanthrope.
Film Showing: Ridicule |
| 14 | Molière. The Misanthrope. (cont.) |
| 15 | Behn, Aphra. The Rover. |
| 16 | Revision |
| 17 | Twain. Pudd'nhead Wilson. |
| 18 | Twain. Pudd'nhead Wilson. (cont.) |
| 19 | Twain. Those Extraordinary Twins. |
| 20 | Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest.
Film Showing: The Importance of Being Earnest |
| 21 | Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest. (cont.) |
| 22 | Essay (8 pages)
Film Showing: Modern Times |
| 23 | Gilman. Herland. |
| 24 | Gilman. Herland. (cont.)
Film Showing: Dr. Strangelove |
| 25 | Conclusion
Revision |