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Course Info for CLCV - 104 - 01, Spring 2024
Class number: 2969 Title: Mythology Department: Classical Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 39 Current enrollment: 38 Available seats: 1
Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, CT - 105 Instructor(s): Tomasso, Vincent
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Note: 12 seats reserved for 1st-Year students, 12 for sophomores, and 8 for Classical Studies majors
Course Description:
Generally, this course is a study of the role of myth in society; particularly, the emphasis will be laid on the body of Greek myth and its relationship to literature and art. Readings within the area of classical literature will be wide and varied, with a view to elucidating what "myth" meant to the ancient Greeks. Whatever truths are discovered will be tested against the apparent attitudes of other societies, ancient and modern, toward myth. Lectures and discussion.