Choose one episode, character of aspect of the Trojan cycle that you would like to discuss.
Make sure it is a narrow and defined topic (“The Iliad” is not a good topic; but “The Shield of Achilles” is, for example). The draft needs to be no more than 800 words and provide a good overview of your arguments. You should also mention here at least two Classical texts that you plan to discuss and quote (i.e. The Iliad and The Aeneid). You should also here list at least three scholarly sources that you will use. Choose preferably those marked as ACADEMIC JOURNAL or ACADEMIC PERIODICAL. Each article should be at least 10 pages or so (not 1 and a half, for example). You can also use scholarly books or chapters of books, but not textbooks, encyclopedias or compendia. They have to be full articles, not reviews of other books or articles. WEBSITES ARE NOT ALLOWED AS SOURCES AND SHOULD NOT BE LISTED. When you list an academic source do not provide the web address (unless the journal is published only online), but rather provide author, date of publication, place or publication and publisher. Entries should look like this:
