Fall 2018 Course Offerings

ENGL 328 - Mythology

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture/discussion per week Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or equivalent and one literature course Description: Study of mythology and the influence it has had on literature, art, music, and the development of cultures. Course topics may include Classical Mythology, Eastern Mythology, Mythology of the Americas, Egyptian Mythology, and others.

Meeting Information

Info current as 5/22/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
T  3:00 PM  -  5:50 PM  Bell Tower 1688 8/25/2018 - 12/21/2018 Joan Peters

Status: Open
Class Number: 1448
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/25/2018 - 12/21/2018
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 20
Available Seats: 10
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780140447897
Title: Metamorphoses
Publisher: Penguin
Author: Ovid

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780486113753
Title: Medea
Publisher: DOVER PUB INC
Author: Euripides

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781451674187
Title: Odyssey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Author: Homer

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780199538317
Title: Theogony & Works & Days
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Hesiod

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780486275482
Title: Medea
Publisher: DOVER PUB INC
Author: Euripides

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Repeat 4 times up to 12 units.
  • Repeatable by topic.

Notes

Greek and Roman mythology: Who hasn¿t heard of Oedipus, fated to kill his father and marry his mother? Of Aphrodite (Venus), goddess of Love (actually, sexual desire from the classical Greek point of view), of Zeus and his thunderbolts or Hades (his brother), god of the underworld? Yet, do we really understand what the ancient myths mean, why they continue to haunt us, or how they have influenced Euro-American culture? The goal of this course is to answer these questions and encounter the vibrancy and meaning of this ancient religion.