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2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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: 

  • The Arts
  • Humanities


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.


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