Classical Mythology (CLAS-330)
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Course Description
The interest of the 20th century in classical mythology has stemmed from three main sources: the psychoanalytical use of myth, progress in the field of classical archaeology, and anthropological study of myth. Preliminary exploration of the works of Freud in psychology, Schliemann and Evans in archaeology, and Frazer, Graves, and Levi-Strauss in anthropology leads to the detailed study of the myths of Oedipus, Theseus, and Agamemnon, among others. The myths are considered living entities changing in the hands of each artist who deals with them, whether it be Homer or Joyce, Aeschylus or O’Neill, an anonymous Greek vase painter or Dali, Euripides, or Strauss. Works of literature, art, and music provide the core for the study of the use of myth in human life.
