AP/HUMA1105 9.0 A: Myth and Imagination in Greece and Rome
Offered by: HUMA
(Cross-listed to: AP/CLST1105 9.0A , AP/RLST1105 9.0A )
Session
Summer 2023
Term
SU
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
An introduction to ancient and modern myths and theories about myths and mythology in comparative perspectives and their influences on modern literature and art.
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Course Director: M. Khimji
A close examination of influential primary texts from ancient Greek and Roman myth and philosophy with a view to understanding fundamental ideas, principles, and values on the basis of which the ancient Greeks and Romans understood themselves, others, and their world. Students are required to read and engage seriously with the assigned primary texts independently, i.e., without reference to any AI, Internet, or secondary sources, for the duration of the course.
- Homer, Iliad
- Plato: Euthyphro, Apology, Phaedo, and selections from Republic
- Virgil: Aeneid
- selections from the New Testament
Final grades will be determined on the basis of in-class tests (25%, 25%, 15%, 15%) and tutorial work (20%)
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