| Course Title: Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek and Roman Myth |
| Start Date: 01/24/2022 End Date: 05/09/2022 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2022 |
| Description: We will accompany Odysseus on his return from Troy, retrieve the Golden Fleece with Jason, and race with Ovid through his witty -- and often troubling -- retelling of Greek myths from a Roman perspective. This course examines how Greek and Roman authors and artists from very different periods used myth to explore questions about life, art and politics. Works may include: Homer, Odyssey; Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica; Ovid, Metamorphoses and Heroides; Greek tragedy, and ancient images representing myths. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Paula Debnar | 413-538-2873 | pdebnar@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/24/2022 - 05/09/2022 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | CARR - Carr | 102 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Taught in English. Optional screenings of films related to ancient myth. |
| Course Tags | ||
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| ANCST0001 | ANCST: Ancient Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Ancient Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| CLASS0001 | CLAS: Classical Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Classical Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Oresteia Author: Aeschylus, tr. Meineck, Peter Copyright: 1998 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0872203905 Publisher: Hackett |
Required | 12.95 |
| Title: Ovid Metamorphoses Author: Martin, Charles Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780303925340 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 18.75 |
| Title: The Odyssey, by Homer Author: Wilson (transl.), Emily Copyright: 2018 Edition: 1 Volume: pbk ISBN: 0393356256 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company |
Required | 16.95 |
| Title: Hesiod: Theogony & Works and Days Author: Nelson, Stephanie Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781585102884 Publisher: Focus |
Required | 14.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Have a copy of the Odyssey for the first day. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Alternative translations are okay; e.g. R. Fagles (trans.). 2006. The Odyssey, ISBN: 9780143039952 Publisher: Penguin For the three (long and/or difficult) works that are listed, I strongly advise against trying to read them online. Note: there will be other works posted on Moodle as pdfs. |