Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse critically a diverse range of primary material pertaining to myths.
- Identify and critically assess scholarly views and arguments drawn from the historiography of myth.
- Draw connections between the use of mythology in different historical periods.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Make use of a range of primary and secondary material in your own writing
- construct a clear and compelling written argument
- engage in independent study and research, identifying relevant resources
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The shifting nature of myths and how variations are created to meet the specific needs of different communities or individuals.
- The key trends in modern scholarship for understanding and interpreting myths.
- The political and religious context of a number of important Greek myths and variants of myths.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 36 |
Seminar | 12 |
Lecture | 12 |
Completion of assessment task | 54 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 36 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
L. Edmunds (1990). Approaches to Greek Myth.
K. Dowden (1992). The Uses of Greek Mythology.
Marcel D. (2003). The Writing of Orpheus: Greek Myth in Cultural Context. Translated by JanetLloyd. Baltimore: : John Hopkins University Press.
Clay, J.S. (2003). Hesiod's Cosmos. Cambridge.
J-P. Vernant (1983). Myth and Thought Among the Greeks. London.
M. Morford and R. Lenardon (1995). Classical Mythology.
H. Versnel (2011). Coping with the Gods. Leiden-Boston.
R.D Woodard (2007). The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology.
J-P. Vernant (1980). Myth and Society in Ancient Greece. Sussex.
J. Bremmer (1998). Interpretations of Greek Mythology.
F. Graf (1993). Greek Mythology: an introduction.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 60% |
Written assignment | 40% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 60% |
Written assignment | 40% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External