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.
- Draw connections between the use of mythology in different historical periods.
- Identify and critically assess scholarly views and arguments drawn from the historiography of myth.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- 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.
- The shifting nature of myths and how variations are created to meet the specific needs of different communities or individuals.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- construct a clear and compelling written argument
- Make use of a range of primary and secondary material in your own writing
- engage in independent study and research, identifying relevant resources
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 36 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 36 |
Completion of assessment task | 54 |
Lecture | 12 |
Seminar | 12 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
R.D Woodard (2007). The Cambridge Companion to 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 (1980). Myth and Society in Ancient Greece. Sussex.
H. Versnel (2011). Coping with the Gods. Leiden-Boston.
L. Edmunds (1990). Approaches to Greek Myth.
J. Bremmer (1998). Interpretations of Greek Mythology.
K. Dowden (1992). The Uses of Greek Mythology.
F. Graf (1993). Greek Mythology: an introduction.
J-P. Vernant (1983). Myth and Thought Among the Greeks. London.
M. Morford and R. Lenardon (1995). Classical Mythology.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written assignment | 40% |
Essay | 60% |
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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Written assignment | 40% |
Essay | 60% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External