[ Wesleyan Home Page ] [ WesMaps Home Page ] [ Course Search ] [ Course Search by CID ]

Women in Ancient Greece
CCIV110 FA

Many of the archetypes of the female in the literature and culture of the West are derived from the myths and literature of Ancient Greece: Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Antigone, and Medea, for example. In this course we will read many of the texts in which these figures and their associated myths appear and we will consider how the category of gender affects our understanding and interpretation of them. No previous knowledge of the material is assumed. In the journals described below, students will have an opportunity both to articulate their own reactions to the material and to subject their responses to critical analysis. The goals of the course are twofold: to learn about the representation of women in the literature of ancient Greece, and to develop an understanding of the assumptions we commonly bring to these texts, and of the ways in which those assumptions affect our interpretation.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CLAS    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

Copyright Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 06459