CLST 203 Lecture 1: CLST 203 Week 1 Lecture 1
11 Jan 2017
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Office hours: mon 10 - 11am, thurs 11:30 - 12:30 or by appointment. To who, name, class, detailed in the issue. G. ward readings in classical myth campus bookstore. Only primary sources analysis in lecture. Grades updated regularly not a formal grading system. Lecture slides posted posted the night before. Discussion forums: post in the forum about myths before thursday. Myth used to make a claim on present. Classical myths applied my renaissance scholars. Believed they were the best and most expressive myths. Greek and roman myths based on historical figures and factual events in real places. Myths = stories interested in knowledge of all lore, ideology underpinning worldview, fantasy/pleasure. Mythology = logos/the study of myths recording/compiling, function/influence, tradition and reception (changing myths) Myth is still in fashion/relevant though often poorly executed. The context: ancient greece, cities and regions of mediterranean. Practices and attitudes: function in greek society.
