Write an essay discussing (1) a comparison of the understandings of eros (love) presented in any two eulogies in the Symposium, or (2) a comparison of the presentation of eros (love) in any eulogy of the Symposium with some aspect of the understanding of love given in either (a) Mitchell and Trask’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch or (b) Zadie Smith’s “Meet Justin Bieber!” Each student is required to decide on a specific topic, to formulate an argument, and to demonstrate it with appropriate textual exegesis.

Understandings of eros (love)

Write an essay discussing (1) a comparison of the understandings of eros (love) presented in any two eulogies in the Symposium, or (2) a comparison of the presentation of eros (love) in any eulogy of the Symposium with some aspect of the understanding of love given in either (a) Mitchell and Trask’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch or (b) Zadie Smith’s “Meet Justin Bieber!” Each student is required to decide on a specific topic, to formulate an argument, and to demonstrate it with appropriate textual exegesis.