COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
C
Activity
REC
Section number integer
409
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
409
Section ID
COML108409
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
R 02:00 PM-03:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 216
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Mary Somerville
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100409
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
408
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
408
Section ID
COML108408
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
R 02:00 PM-03:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 220
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Daniel J Crosby
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100408
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
C
Activity
REC
Section number integer
407
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
407
Section ID
COML108407
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
F 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
COHN 203
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Johanna Victoria Kaiser
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100407
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
C
Activity
REC
Section number integer
406
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
406
Section ID
COML108406
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
F 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 319
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Benjamin Abbott
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100406
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
C
Activity
REC
Section number integer
405
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
405
Section ID
COML108405
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
R 03:00 PM-04:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 301
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Mary Somerville
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100405
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
404
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
404
Section ID
COML108404
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
R 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
COHN 203
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Johanna Victoria Kaiser
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100404
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
403
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
403
Section ID
COML108403
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
R 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 214
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Benjamin Abbott
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100403
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
402
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
402
Section ID
COML108402
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
R 03:00 PM-04:00 PM
Meeting location
WILL 220
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Daniel J Crosby
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100402
Use local description
No

COML108 - Greek & Roman Mythology

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Greek & Roman Mythology
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
401
Section ID
COML108401
Course number integer
108
Registration notes
Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.
Registration also required for Recitation (see below)
Meeting times
MW 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Meeting location
COLL 200
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Peter T. Struck
Description
Myths are traditional stories that have endured many years. Some of them have to do with events of great importance, such as the founding of a nation. Others tell the stories of great heroes and heroines and their exploits and courage in the face of adversity. Still others are simple tales about otherwise unremarkable people who get into trouble or do some great deed. What are we to make of all these tales, and why do people seem to like to hear them? This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as a few contemporary American ones, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations. We will also pay some attention to the way the Greeks and Romans themselves understood their own myths. Are myths subtle codes that contain some universal truth? Are they a window on the deep recesses of a particular culture? Are they entertaining stories that people like to tell over and over? Are they a set of blinders that all of us wear, though we do not realize it? Investigate these questions through a variety of topics creation of the universe between gods and mortals, religion and family, sex, love, madness, and death.
Course number only
108
Cross listings
CLST100401
Fulfills
Arts & Letters Sector
Cross Cultural Analysis
Use local description
No

COML107 - Leonardo Da Vinci: From Renaissance Florence To Assassin's Creed

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Leonardo Da Vinci: From Renaissance Florence To Assassin's Creed
Term
2019A
Subject area
COML
Section number only
401
Section ID
COML107401
Course number integer
107
Registration notes
Freshman Seminar
All Readings and Lectures in English
Meeting times
MWF 02:00 PM-03:00 PM
Meeting location
BENN 141
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Marina Della Putta Johnston
Description
Topics vary. See the Department's website at https://complit.sas.upenn.edu/course-list/2019A
Course number only
107
Cross listings
ITAL100401
Use local description
No