Instructor:
Professor Lawrence Kim:
lykim@mail.utexas.eduWaggener Hall (WAG) 205.
Office Hours: MF 11:00-12:00; W 11:30-12:30 and by appointment
Teaching Assistants:
Sean Sweany: ssweany@mail.utexas.eduWAG 103. Office Hours: M 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Th 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Dygo Tosa: dygo@mail.utexas.edu
WAG 121. Office Hours: T 12:00-2:00 PM; F 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Required Texts
Note on Books: Many different versions and translations of these authors exist, and you are free to use them if you prefer. Please note that spelling and line/page numbers differ from edition to edition and that it will be your responsibility to figure out the reading assignments. The Essential Homer is a condensed version of both the Iliad and the Odyssey.Works of Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns, trans. Hine. Chicago.
Euripides, Ten Plays, trans. Roche. Signet Classics.
Apollonius of Rhodes, The Voyage of Argo, trans. Rieu. Penguin.
Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, trans. McAuslan. Cambridge.
Ovid, Metamorphoses, trans. Mandelbaum. Harcourt.
Sophocles, Four Tragedies, trans. Meineck & Woodruff. Hackett.
The Essential Homer, trans. Lombardo. Hackett.
Optional Texts
- Zimmerman, Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Bantam.
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the characters and events of ancient Greek and Roman myths. In addition, we will explore some of the different ways that these stories have been interpreted and utilized from antiquity to the present.
Course Expectations
Students are responsible for attending all classes and for all assigned readings. Lectures will cover the readings but will on occasion include other material as well as film and slides; students will also be responsible for this additional material.
Grading
Midterm 1: 30%Midterm 2: 30%
Final: 40%
NB: Final is CUMULATIVE; Midterms are not.
Cheating: Note well that SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY on any graded assignment will result in an F for the class and a report to the appropriate University disciplinary office. Scholastic dishonesty includes any kind of cheating; if you are unsure about the exact definition you should consult the General information catalogue, Appendix, Section 11-802: http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/catalogs/gi01-02/app/appc11.html.
Make-up Work: Students can make up work missed for a religious holiday if they bring documentation of the holiday fourteen days ahead of time (or less if the holiday is less than fourteen days from start of the term).
Students with Disabilities
The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 471-6259 or 471-4641, or the information online at http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ssd/.