UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA
School of Arts and Sciences

Classical Mythology

Classical Studies / Comparative Literature 200

(CLST 200-401 /COML 200-401)
Spring 1997


Contents

General Information | Calendar | Schedule | Grading | Directory of Online Resources | Course and Section Mail Lists | Last Year's Version of This Course | Other Mythology Courses on WWW | About this Website


General Information

Instructor:
Joseph Farrell, Department of Classical Studies and Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
Office hours: MWF 9-10 am Wms 708 and by appointment

TAs:
Kate DiLorenzo, Classical Studies Graduate Group
Amey Hutchins, Classical Studies Graduate Group
Alexa Jervis, Classical Studies Graduate Group
Andy Wiesner, Classical Studies Graduate Group

Time and place of class meetings:
  • Lectures:
    • Monday and Wednesday, 11 - 12, Stiteler Hall, Room B 6
  • Recitations:
    • Thursday
      CLST/COML 200 40210:30-11:30amBENN 127Amey Hutchins
      CLST/COML 200 40312-1pmWILL 306Alexa Jervis
      CLST/COML 200 4043-4pmWILL 305Alexa Jervis
    • Friday
      CLST/COML 200 40511am-12pmWILL 1Kate DiLorenzo
      CLST/COML 200 40611am-12pmWILL 304Andy Wiesner
      CLST/COML 200 40711am-12pmCHEM 109Amey Hutchins
      CLST/COML 200 40812-1pmWILL 317Kate DiLorenzo
      CLST/COML 200 40912-1pmWILL 304Andy Wiesner

    Course and Section Email Discussion Lists

    NB: You must be enrolled in the course or section to send mail to its list.

    Send mail to:

    Books: The following titles have been ordered and are available in the University Book Store.

    • Barry B. Powell, Classical Myth (1995)
    • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, translated freely into verse by David R. Slavitt (1994)

    Grading

    Your grade will be determined by how well you perform in each of three areas:
    • four twenty-minute quizzes
    • a two hour final exam
    • participation in recitation sections
    Each of these components is worth 33% of your grade.

    Schedule of: assignments, quizzes (1, 2, 3, 4), and final exam.


    Calendar

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    Schedule

    Week 1

      Monday, January 13

      Wednesday, January 15

      • Lecture: "Mesopotamian and Indo-European Myths"
      • Reading: Powell chh. 1-2 (pages 1-51)
      • Notes and Supplements

      Thursday, January 16
      Friday, January 17

      • Notes and Supplements

    Week 2

      Monday, January 20

      • Lecture: "The Cutural Contexts of Greek Mythology"
      • Reading: Powell ch. 3 (pages 52-94)
      • Notes and Supplements

      Wednesday, January 22

      • Lecture: "From 'Great Mother Earth' to "Father of Gods and Men'"
      • Reading: Powell, ch. 4 (pages 95-122) and ch. 6 (pages 144-55)
      • Notes and Supplements

    Week 3

      Monday, January 27

      • Reading: Powell 123-43, 290-318

      Wednesday, January 29

      • Reading: Powell 156-211

      Thursday, January 30
      Friday, January 31

      • QUIZ # 1: The Greek and Roman Pantheons

    Week 4

      Monday, Feb 3

      Wednesday, Feb 5

    Week 5

    Monday, Feb 10

    Powell 623-42

    Wednesday, Feb 12

    Ovid 1-43

    Week 6

    Monday, Feb 17

    Powell 473-501, 243-89

    Wednesday, Feb 19

    Ovid 44-79

    Thursday, February 20
    Friday, February 21

    Quiz # 2 (20 minutes, in sections)

    Week 7

    Monday, Feb 24

    Powell 412-38, 212-42

    Wednesday, Feb 26

    Ovid 79-124

    Week 8

    Monday, Mar 3

    Powell 502-37, 348-82

    Wednesday, Mar. 5

    Ovid 125-48

    SPRING BREAK

    Monday, Mar 10-F Mar 14

    Week 9

    Monday, Mar 17

    Powell 383-411, 439-72

    Wednesday, Mar. 19

    Ovid 144-94

    Thursday, March 20
    Friday, March 21

    Quiz # 3 (20 minutes, in sections)

    Week 10

    Monday, Mar 24

    Powell 311-18 (rev)

    Wednesday, Mar. 26

    Ovid 195-237

    Week 11

    Monday, Mar 31

    Powell 538-68

    Wednesday, Apr. 2

    Ovid 238-55

    Week 12

    Monday, Apr 7

    Powell 572-622, 632-42 (rev)

    Wednesday, Apr. 9

    Ovid 256-99

    Thursday, April 10
    Friday, April 11

    Quiz # 4 (20 minutes, in sections)

    Week 13

    Monday, Apr 14

    Powell 643-60

    Wednesday, Apr. 16

    Ovid 299-331

    Week 14

    Monday, Apr 21

    No assignment

    Wednesday, Apr 23

    No assignment

    Final Exam

    Thursday, May 9


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