114年第2學期-5088 現代偽裝下的希臘神話 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Final Essay	20	Individually researched essay
Presentation of Final Essay	20	Presenting research results
Presentations on literary texts and theory	20	Summarizing, analyzing and presenting materials
Reading Journals	20	Analyzing materials in a critical way
Discussions	10	Demonstrating critical ability
Attendance and Participation	10

教育目標

Greek mythology has had a great influence on Western civilization and literature over time until the present day. Greek myths have inspired artists to create paintings, sculptures, digital artworks, etc. In literature and film Greek myths have become embedded in poetry, short stories, plays, novels, graphic novels, verse novels, picture books, films, cartoons, etc. In all these adaptations writers, directors, and artists have their own artistic agenda when using Greek myths as part of their works. The course will look at the relationship between myth and identity, myth and history, myth and ideology, and myth and authorship. The course will consider modern adaptations of Greek mythology in a wide range of formats analyzing the role that the intertextual references to mythology play in these modern works and considering how the modern texts reflect on issues raised by Greek myths.

課程概述

Greek mythology has had a great influence on Western civilization and literature over time until the present day. Greek myths have inspired artists to create paintings, sculptures, digital artworks, etc. In literature and film Greek myths have become embedded in poetry, short stories, plays, novels, graphic novels, verse novels, picture books, films, cartoons, etc. In all these adaptations writers, directors, and artists have their own artistic agenda when using Greek myths as part of their works. The course will look at the relationship between myth and identity, myth and history, myth and ideology, and myth and authorship. The course will consider modern adaptations of Greek mythology in a wide range of formats analyzing the role that the intertextual references to mythology play in these modern works and considering how the modern texts reflect on issues raised by Greek myths.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-3
上課時間：三/6,7,8[LAN212-2]
修課班級：外文碩1,2
修課年級：1年級以上
選課備註：英語文學組LAN212-2

參考書目

Primary Texts
Almond, David. A Song for Ella Grey. London, Hachette, 2014.
Barker, Pat. The Silence of the Girls. London, Penguin Books, 2018; 2019.
Block, Francesca Lia. Psyche in a Dress. New York, Joanna Cotler Books, 2006.
Elliott, David. Bull. Boston and New York, Clarion Books, 2017.
Lashof, Carol S. Medusa’s Tale. Youthplays, 1991.
Lashof, Carol S. Persephone Underground. Youthplays, 2010.
Miller, Madeline. The Song of Achilles. London, Bloomsbury, 2011; 2017.
Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. London, Penguin, 2005.
Smythe, Rachel. Lore Olympus. Volume One. New York, Del Rey, 2021.
Williams, Marcia. Greek Myths. London, Walker Books, 1991; 2006.

Secondary Texts
Fry, Stephen. Mythos. The Greek Myths Retold. London, Penguin Books, 2018.
Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. Taipei, Bookman, 1940; 1942.
Morales, Helen. Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007.