Spring 2021
COMLIT 165 001 - LEC 001
Myth and Literature
Comparative Mythology: Celtic, Norse, Greek
Annalee C Rejhon
Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021
Tu, Th
03:30 pm - 04:59 pm
Internet/Online
Class #:24479
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
Pending Review
Offered through
Comparative Literature
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
14
Enrolled: 16
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 5
Open Reserved Seats:
1 reserved for Comparative Literature Majors
Hours & Workload
9 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Final Exam
FRI, MAY 14TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Other classes by Annalee C Rejhon
Course Catalog Description
Study of the earliest myth texts and of the progressive growth of literature out of myth to the present day. Myth and oral composition. Emphasis on the meanings of myth as reflected in varying idioms.
Class Description
A study of Indo-European mythology as it is preserved in some of the earliest myth texts in Celtic, Norse, and Greek literatures. The meaning of myth will be examined and compared from culture to culture to see how this meaning may shed light on the ethos of each society as it is reflected in its literary works. The role of oral tradition in the preservation of early myth will also be explored. The Celtic texts that will be read are the Irish Second Battle of Mag Tuired and The Táin, and in Welsh, the tales of Lludd and Llefelys and Math; the Norse texts will include Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda, the Ynglinga Saga, and the Poetic Edda; the Greek texts are Hesiod’s Theogony and Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. All texts will be available in English translation.
Course requirements include a midterm and final examination.
No prerequisites.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
Textbooks & Materials
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Associated Sections
None