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Mar 29, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EN 294 - Mythology Credit Hours: 3
A study of the major mythic stories and archetypal themes which continually reappear in literature as subject matter, symbols and allusions.
Fulfills the following SUNY General Education categories:
Course Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- use and define terminology relevant to the study of mythology;
- demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, a knowledge of the historical and literary importance of the themes of mythology, with special emphasis on comparing themes and archetypes across cultures;
- demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an ability to analyze a myth through the conventions and methods of the humanities;
- demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, a comprehension of the interrelatedness of content and method of transmission (direct oral transmission within a culture, literary allusion or retelling, recording by an extra-cultural specialist such as an anthropologist) in a given mythic text; and
- demonstrate, through written work and class discussion, an understanding of the major artistic techniques employed in mythological texts.
F/S (C, N, S)
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