CLAS 203 Lecture 1: CLAS 203 - Classes 1,2,3,4,5 - 2nd,7th,9th,12th,14th of September
25 Jan 2018
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The class will be split in many groups. Conference sections will be posted on minerva, now they are considered temporarily closed. Register as soon as you can so we find a group we can attend and does not override with other classes. Before conferences, read passages of ancient sources pertaining to what we discussed in class. Tas will lead those and we will be graded on our participation in these conferences. Ppt slides will be posted online; they are no substitution to lectures. Read classical mythology p. 3-26 (assigned for friday 2nd) Ce=ad: common era/anno domini (year of our lord) Periodization: useful tool to differentiate periods of time. Bce=bc before common era/before christ: classical period ca. 100-101-(cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:884) : archaic period ca. (around) 700-(cid:886)(cid:890)(cid:882) bce. )conic statues with (cid:494)funny(cid:495) smile: background the nature of myth muthos. The word muthos is often compared to the word. No clear definition of what myth is: many different answers.
