Classics 1051 - Fall 2018
Office hours and contact information
Prof. Melanie Racette-Campbell
email: mracettecamp@mun.ca
office: A2057-A
(access is through the photocopy room)
phone: 864-2096
Office Hours
Tuesday 3-4 and Thursday 11-12
or by appointment
Class Schedule: September
Week 1: September 5 and 7
Topic: Introduction to the course; What is myth?
Readings: None
Week 2: September 10, 12, and 14
Topic: A brief introduction to Ancient Greece and Rome
Readings: None
Week 3: September 17, 19, and 21
Topic: The Olympians: The Children of Cronos and War with Titans and Giants
Readings:
Ovid Metamorphoses Book I.151-176
(Start readings for Week 4, as they are quite long!)
Week 4: September 24, 26, and 28
September 28: First Quiz
Topic: Children of Zeus
Readings:
Homeric Hymns, Hymn 3: to Apollo;
Homeric Hymns, Hymn 4: to Hermes
Class Schedule: October
Week 5: October 1, 3, and 5
Topic: Gods of the Sea
Readings: Ovid Metamorphoses Book IV.753-803, Book XI.194-220, Book XI.194-265
Week 6: October 10 and 12
October 12: First Writing Assignment Due
Topic:
Readings:
October 8: Thanksgiving, NO CLASS
Week 7: October 15, 17, and 19
October 19: Midterm Exam
Topic:
Gods of Agriculture – Demeter and Dionysus
Readings:
Ovid Metamorphoses Book II.531-595;
Book VI.1-145;
Ovid Fasti Book III, March 19
Week 8: October 22, 24, and 26
Topic: Gods and Death
Readings:
Ovid Metamorphoses Book III.138-315;
Book X.1-85; Ovid Fasti Book VI, June 21
Week 9: October 29 and 31, November 2
Topic: Gods and Sex
Readings:
Homeric Hymns, Hymn 5: to Aphrodite
Ovid Metamorphoses Book I.438-736;
Book IV.167-189, Book X. 503-739
Class Schedule: November
Week 9: October 29 and 31, November 2
Topic: Gods and Sex
Readings:
Homeric Hymns, Hymn 5: to Aphrodite
Ovid Metamorphoses Book I.438-736;
Book IV.167-189, Book X. 503-739
Week 10: November 5, 7, and 9
November 9: Second Writing Assignment Due
Topic: Roman Gods (that aren’t Greek!)
Readings:
Ovid Metamorphoses Book XIV.320-396, 623-771;
Ovid Fasti Book I, January 1;
Book V, May 1;
Book V: May 2;
Book VI, June 1
Week 11: November 14 and 16
November 12: in lieu of Remembrance day, NO CLASSES
November 16: Second Quiz
Topic: Hero to god, king to god, emperor to god
Readings:
Ovid Metamorphosis Book IX.1-272;
Book XIV.805-851; Book XV.745-879;
Ovid Fasti Book V: May 20
Week 12: November 19, 21, and 23
Topic: Reception: late antique, Middle Ages, and Renaissance
Readings:
Sallustius On the Gods and the World Part 1, Sections III and IV
Fulgentius Mythologies Book 1, Sections 2-5
*note* a link for these readings will be provided on the course webpage
Week 13: November 26, 28, and 30
Topic: Reception: modern pop culture
Readings: No Readings
For the full course description, objectives, grading, and policies, please refer to the paper or pdf copy of the syllabus.