Literature Assignment Please read through careful and make sure you understand well what needs to be done. Introductory material: pp. 629-633 The Acts of Paul and Thecla proper, chapters 7-43: pp. 6


DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LIETERATURES

LEH352 – The Ancient Romance

Fall 2020

Instructor:

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Writing Assignment: Acts of Paul and Thecla


In spite of the notion of Erōs being displaced in the Acts of Paul and Thecla, can you make out any moments of sexual tension, overt or lying beneath the surface, between Paul and Thecla? There are some, I think.

How about 400 words?