Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
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 shifting nature of myths and how variations are created to meet the specific needs of different communities or individuals.
- The political and religious context of a number of important Greek myths and variants of myths.
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
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.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Preparation for scheduled sessions | 36 |
Wider reading or practice | 36 |
Seminar | 12 |
Completion of assessment task | 54 |
Lecture | 12 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
L. Edmunds (1990). Approaches to Greek Myth.
H. Versnel (2011). Coping with the Gods. Leiden-Boston.
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.
F. Graf (1993). Greek Mythology: an introduction.
M. Morford and R. Lenardon (1995). Classical Mythology.
Clay, J.S. (2003). Hesiod's Cosmos. Cambridge.
R.D Woodard (2007). The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology.
J-P. Vernant (1980). Myth and Society in Ancient Greece. Sussex.
J-P. Vernant (1983). Myth and Thought Among the Greeks. London.
J. Bremmer (1998). Interpretations of Greek 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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Essay | 60% |
Written assignment | 40% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External