English 309 - Ancient Mythology And Literature in English

Institution:

Macalester College

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Myths from early Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Celtic traditions, chosen with an eye to later writers' fascination with them, especially in British and American poetry. After an intensive survey of the primary works in translation from ancient Greece, ancient Rome and north Africa, and medieval Wales, we will read mythopeic poems written in English from the Renaissance until the present moment, to discover what poets do with myth, why some rebel against it so strongly and repeatedly in their poetry, why it comes to seem coterminous with poetry itself. Poets to be considered may include Christopher Marlowe, Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson, John Milton, William Blake, John Keats, Wallace Stevens, Anne Waldman, Carolyn Kizer. Alternate years. (4 credits)

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.macalester.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 696-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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