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Course Description

Summer 2008 • Grade 7 and above • Literature Sequence

For reference only; see current year course listing for course availability and details.

Looking at the Ancient Myths

Sections and Teachers

Section 1:

Instructor: Bruce McMenomy

Starts: June 11, 2008
Ends: August 6, 2008

Wednesday 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM ET

Tuition: $200.00

An overview of (primarily Greek and Roman) myths of the ancient world, using Edith Hamilton’s venerable text. The text is readable and reasonably thorough. The course is ideally suited to providing students with some of the background materials for Western Literature to Dante; we will also discuss some ideas about myth in general and our own reaction to it.

Prerequisites

None.

Recommended background

A student should be a reasonably strong reader.

Textbooks and Materials

This item is required:

Mythology , Authors: Edith Hamilton

ISBN: 0316341517

Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore

Other information: Any edition of this book will be satisfactory.


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