LIBRARY
CALDWELL
ILIAD
WORKS
AND DAYS
VERNANT
CARSON
ODYSSEY
ORESTEIA
MEDEA,
HIPPOLYTUS, BACCHAE
TEST
1
TEST
2
PAPER
1
PAPER
2
PAPER
3
MYSTERY
POT
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WLIT
2323: Greek and Roman Mythology
The University of Arkansas
Fulbright College Core Course
Summer Session I, 2002
10:50-12:10 BADM 233
Professor
David Fredrick
Office: 607 Kimpel Hall
Hours: 1:00-2:20 MTW
Mail: 425 Kimpel
Phone: 575-6060 or 442-9459 (until 9:00 PM)
email: dfredric@mail.uark.edu
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
None
Required Texts:
The Origin of the Gods R. Caldwell
The Iliad Homer, trans. Stanley Lombardo
The Odyssey Homer, trans. Stanley Lombardo
The Oresteia Aeschylus, trans. Peter Meineck
Euripides I University of Chicago
Bacchae Euripides, trans. P. Woodruff
This
Course fulfills the second semester of the WLIT requirement for
majors in the Fulbright College. It may be used to fulfill requirements
in classics-related courses for Classical Studies majors and minors.
This
Course will introduce you to classical mythology through a selection
of readings from Greek literature, supplemented by illustrations
of Greek vase paintings, sculpture, and architecture; many lectures
will include slides or video. It will also introduce you to Greek
religion, focusing on the interaction between mythology and ritual
practice in the Athenian festival calendar. Last but not least,
it will introduce you to two interpretive methods, psychoanalysis
and structuralism. Our discussion of these will be non-technical,
but you will be expected to use what you learn to make plausible
interpretations of myths, and to think critically about the strengths
and limitations of each method.
You will
learn the major cycles of Greek myth, and the major literary and
artistic forms through which they were conveyed (epic, tragedy,
vase painting, sculpture). This is very helpful when studying most
Western literature and art, or even film (e.g. Oh Brother, Where
Art Thou?). Psychoanalysis and structuralism can be used to analyze
many different kinds of myth or narrative, from Medea to The Matrix.
Grades
will be based on 3 papers, worth 25 pts each (75), 2 tests, worth
50 pts each (100), and DAILY PARTICIPATION, worth 100 pts (100),
total 275. The grading scale is 90% (A), 80% (B), 70% (C), and so
on. There is no curve, but there will be several opportunities for
extra credit.
The
Web Site for WLIT 2323 will contain all the images shown in class,
organized thematically. It will also include a section called LIBRARY,
where you can find the syllabus and all the assignments and study
questions for the class.
Address: www.uark.edu/campus-resources/achilles/
Academic
Dishonesty is a serious issue, and I urge you to read the relevant
pages of the Undergraduate Catalog. If I find, beyond a reasonable
doubt, that you are in violation of this policy, I will either sanction
your grade or refer your case to the judicial process.
Schedule
of Assignments
Week
1: May 19-23
Caldwell, The Origin of the Gods, chapters 2-3
Tuesday, 5/20: xerox handout of the myth of Perseus
Wednesday, 5/21, Paper #1 assigned
Week 2: May 27-May 30
Caldwell, Origin of the Gods, chapter 4
Iliad, books 1-10
Friday, May 30, Paper #1 due
Week 3: June 2-6
Iliad, books 11-24
Tuesday, June 3, xerox handout of Works and Days and
structuralist articles
Friday, June 6: TEST 1 Paper #2 assigned
Week 4: June 9-June 13
Odyssey, books 1-24
Friday, June 13, Paper #2 due
Week 5: June 16-20
Oresteia, Medea, Bacchae
Friday, June 20, Paper #3 assigned
Week 6: June 23-27
Hippolytus, xeroxed chapters of Festivals of the Athenians
Friday, June 27: TEST 2 Paper #3 due
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