CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY—GNHU 285_04/GNHU 285_06

SUSAN B. HUSSEIN

SPRING 2001

Office: DICKSON 107 (1st floor, opposite elevators, lefthand hallway)

Hours: M 11:00-11:30; W 8:00-9:00; 11:00-11:30; or just drop by anytime, or call to make an app't if you don't find me.

E-mail: HusseinS@mail.montclair.edu
 

REQUIRED TEXTS & ABBREVIATIONS

T. H. Carpenter, Art and Myth in Ancient Greece, Thames & Hudson, 1991=CA

Greek Tragedies, Vol. 1, D. Grene & R. Lattimore, eds., Phoenix= GL

Greek Tragedies, Vol. 3, D. Grene & R. Lattimore, eds., Phoenix= GL

Hesiod, Works & Days and Theogony, R. Lombardo, trans., Hackett = HE

The Essential Homer, R. Lombardo, trans., Hackett = HO

Web Materials (to be posted on WebCT and/or linked from there.) = WWW

Handouts = X
 

Please note that it is the policy of theClassics Departmentthat to obtain credit for a course, students must complete all requirements of that course in a satisfactory manner. In particular, this means that you must complete any required papers.

ATTENDANCE—Just being there is a contribution, so there is a carrot. Perfect attendance&151;no excuses!&151;will earn a 0.3 point bonus on the 4.0-point scale. Attendance for the bonus means being present for the entire class. Occasionally, those who miss only one class may be granted a small 0.1-point bonus.

E-MAIL ADDRESS—REQUIRED. If you do not already have e-mail, sign up for a free online account such as hotmail (http:/www.hotmail.com) or get an ALPHA ID. It takes about three minutes to activate or reactivate an Alpha account. Go to any lab, telnet to ALPHA.montclair.edu (you can use any telnet program: QVT, Better Telnet, NCSA Telnet, etc.) and sign in as STUDENT. At the menu, choose (1). There are complete, detailed directions at the following link:

  How to Create an Alpha Account

IF YOU'RE LATE—YOU'LL MISS IMPORTANT STUFF. If you do end up walking in late it is up to you to find some way to learn what you missed. Try your classmates and WebCT. Don't call your professor and ask her to recapitulate the class session.

TESTS—MUST BE TAKEN WHEN SCHEDULED, but you can always try for an exception. If disaster strikes and you miss a test or other important class event, get in touch fast! Students who stroll into the next class session vaguely hoping for the best are likely to be disappointed.

CONTACTING THE PROFESSOR
   OFFICE HOURS—FLEXIBLE. See top of page for "official" hours.
   PHONE—Home phone during early evening (before 10 pm) is best time. See top of page for numbers.
   E-MAIL—Professor will answer mail sent to husseins@mail.montclair.edu within a day or two.

WEBCT—THIS IS A WEB-ENHANCED CLASS. The WebCT resourse component will provide a daily calendar, a bulletin board, extra credit opportunities, guides, quizzes, review materials and syllabus changes. Plan now to visit the site often, from home, your dorm room, or a lab.

TOPICS & ASSIGNMENTS FOR SPRING 2001—CHANGES WILL BE MADE.

* Dates on the syllabus are dates BEFORE WHICH preparation should be done. Lectures and other class activities presuppose familiarity with the materials listed, and build on them.

* Most reading required for papers is already built into the course assignments.

* Most references in the assignments are to line numbers, e.g. HO:IL 24.1-744 means Book 24 of the Iliad, and includes the brief synopsis of lines 1-496 (in italics) plus lines 497-744 on pages 230-237 of your text.

 

DATE	CLASS TOPIC	PREPARATION FOR CLASS
W JAN 17	Overview and Introduction	Handouts
R JAN 18	What are myths?	Get books, get e-mail address if you don't have one, sign into WebCT and check the calendar, the extra credit page, the course materials section, and the bulletin board.
M JAN 22	Where do myths come from and why do people tell them?	IL 24.1-744; with CA #317-319; IL 6.120-245; OD 4.1-310; with CA #334; Come to class with an index card on which you have outlined a 'family' story you are willing to share.
W JAN 24	Oedipus	GL Oedipus the King (begin); WWW
R JAN 25	Oedipus	GL Oedipus the King (finish)
M JAN 29	Interpreting Myths: Oedipus	WWW
W JAN 31	Olympian Gods: Apollo & Dionysus	WWW; Begin GL Bacchae
R FEB 01	Apollo & Dionysus	Finish GL Bacchae
M FEB 05	Dionysus & Heracles	IL 12.317-344; 16.469-580; OD 9.103-557; Look at all the Heracles illustrations in Carpenter and choose 4 to research for your group. More directions on WebCT.
W FEB 07	Hera & Heracles	Begin GL Alcestis
R FEB 08	The Hero: Heracles	GL Alcestis finish
M FEB 12	Gods & Humans— Prometheus, Pandora...and Heracles	HE W&D 1-245; TH 509-620
W FEB 14	Prometheus	GL Prometheus (begin)
R FEB 15	Prometheus	GL Prometheus (finish)
M FEB 19	Creation I	HE TH 1-508
W FEB 21	Creation II	HE TH 572-934
R FEB 22	Zeus & His Family	WWW
M FEB 26	Demeter & Greek Religion	WWW
W FEB 28	"Minor" Olympian Gods: Hermes, Hephaestus, Ares	WWW; CA #76,77, 80, 100, 105-109
R MAR 01	Athena	HO OD 1.1-102; 13.265-457
M MAR 12	Aphrodite I	HO IL 5.187-494
W MAR14	Aphrodite II	Begin your midterm review
R MAR 15	MIDTERM	Review
M MAR 19	Artemis	GL Hippolytus (begin)
W MAR 21	UNIVERSITY DAY	NO CLASSES
R MAR 22	Artemis & Aphrodite	GL Hippolytus (finish); CA #130, 133; p. 80
M MAR 26	Scary Goddesses	WWW
W MAR 28	Gilgamesh & Inanna	WWW
R MAR 29	Oral Epic: Sunjata & Iliad	HO IL Books 1-4
M APR 02	Iliad	HO IL Books 5-9
W APR 04	Iliad	HO IL Book 11-15
R APR 05	Iliad	HO IL Books 16-20
M APR 09	Iliad	HO IL Books 21-24
W APR 11	The Epic Cycle & Returns	HO OD Books 1-6
R APR 12	Odyssey	HO OD Books 8-11
M APR 16	Odyssey	HO OD Books 12-17
W APR 18	Odyssey	HO OD Books 18-22
R APR 19	Justice in the Odyssey	HO OD Books 23-24
M APR 23	The House of Pelops	GL Agamemnon (begin)
W APR 25	Agamemnon	GL Agamemnon
R APR 26	Justice in the Oresteia	GL Agamemnon (finish)
M APR 30	Loose End Day	Review Agamemnon; WWW
W MAY 03	Review for Final	Review
R MAY 04	READING DAY	NO CLASSES
F MAY 05	FINAL EXAM	GNHU 285_06 12:00 Class Final begins at 10:15
M MAY 07	FINAL EXAM	GNHU 285_04 10:00 Class Final begins at 10:15

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