CLA204H1 Lecture : CLA204H1 - Lecture 01 - Introduction to Mythology.docx
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Cla204h1 lecture 01 introduction to mythology. Textbooks (required): classical mythology (can use 8th edition instead of the 9th one) Final exam combination of both tests. Office hours: mwf 10-10:50 and by appointment; lmb124. Greek and roman myth: background ancient greece and rome. Theories of myth: myth and its modern relevancy, greek myth influenced art and literature. Nb all slides are posted on bb after each lecture. Archaeological evidence of human life since 7000 bc. Greeks came into the south of the balkan peninsula in the early 2nd millennium bc: pre-indo-europeans occupied the land of greece today, the recovery of pre-greek civilization is important to understand greek society. Important time periods: late bronze age 1600-1100 bc. Has evidence of early writing: dark age/iron age 1100-700 bc. The dark age is associated with the medieval period and doesn"t have any written sources: greek myths developed/enriched in oral tradition, defined by homer, the 1st greek poet whose poems have influenced western culture.
