Browse Hierarchy COM4209: Myth, Modernity, and Metamorphoses

This module will introduce students to some of the key stories from the canon of ancient Greek myth, multiple transmission routes while also examining how these stories have been adapted, both in and since antiquity, in such a way that they have continued to pose and answer questions that are still pertinent today. Key episodes and characters from classical myth (including, for example, Prometheus and Pandora, Orpheus and Eurydice, Odysseus and the Sirens, and Oedipus and Antigone) will be explored in their ancient and modern manifestations across a wide range of cultural forms (for example, epic poetry, classical drama, philosophical texts, the short story, the novel, the visual arts, classical and popular music, film, and dance). Some theoretical perspectives on myth and modernity will also be considered.