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ENGL288: The Metamorphosis of Myth |
The unit examines uses of classical myth in literature. It explores transformations of mythical figures and how cultures reinvent those figures in order to negotiate issues concerning sexuality and gender, freedom of choice, the desire to defy boundaries. The texts studied in the unit are by writers including Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Marlowe, and Shakespeare.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
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D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year
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| Staff Contact: |
Professor Cousins |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp
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| NCCWs: | ENGL388
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| | Assessed As: |
Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of English |
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