[CLASSICS 370] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (69 pages long!)
29 Nov 2016
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Deeply rooted in a culture, handed down by the people within that culture (generations through thousands of years) Mythology: the study of myth told and retold with many variations. Attempt to understand where it comes from, history and interpretation of it. Can divide myth into categories: legend, traveler"s tale, folktales, fairytales. Very closely related with fantasy highlight video 2: science fiction. Iliad: cycle of abduction of helen by paris and ensuing war to retrieve helen from clutches of trojans fall of troy. Probably came into writing 700 bc, 24 books wrath of achilles, leads assault on troy - effectively at one point, refuses to fight because of argument with agamemnon. Iliad and odyssey - source of classical mythology. In homer, we find every literary genre represented one of the first to develop characterization objectives: Discern plot, character, and setting in myth. Know the meaning of tradition and traditional in reference to myth.
