Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to have

• a better understanding of the theories and themes of comparative mythologies, especially those in ancient Greece and China;
• critically thought about related issues of mythology;
• gained a basic understanding of comparative mythology of the world as a whole.

This course examines the historical background, characteristics, theories, and themes of ancient Greek and Chinese mythology from a comparative perspective. 

1.  Jan. 9, 2017 Introduction: Characteristics and Historical Background

Barry B. Powell, Classical Myth.  4^th ed., (New Jersey: Prentice- Hall, 2003), pp. 1 – 74.

2.  Jan. 16 Types and Cultural Contexts of Myths

J.F. Bierlein, Parallel Myths.  (New York: Ballantine, 1994), pp. 1 – 36; David Adams Leeming, The World of Myth.  (Oxford: Oxford U. Press, 1990), pp. 3-9.

3.  Jan. 23 Main Themes: (1) Creation of the Universe

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 75-125; Hesiod, Theognis.  London: Penguin, 1973).

Jan. 30 HOLIDAY

4.  Feb. 6 (2) “Human Beings”

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 109-114.

5.  Feb. 13 (3) “Hero & War”

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 138-195, and 318-420.

6.  Feb. 20 (4) “Goddess”

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 196-253.

7.  Feb. 27 (5) “Love”

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 475-597.

8.  Mar. 6 Mid-term Quiz

9.  Mar. 13 (6) “Flood”

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 126-137.

10. Mar. 20 (7) “Monster”

Powell, Classical Myth, 351-387.

11. Mar. 27 (8) “Death & the Underworld”

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 288-317.

12. Apr. 3 (9) “Fate”

Powell, Classical Myth, pp. 447-597.

Theories of Myth Interpretation

Jaan Puhvel, Comparative Mythology.  (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins U. Press, 1987) *Submission of Final Term Paper* 

13.  Apr. 10 Overall review

Apr. 17 HOLIDAY

Assessment Method:

• Tutorial Oral/Written Presentation = 25%
• Mid-term Quiz = 25%
• Final Term Paper = 50% (Please submit your Final Term Paper [of about 5,000 words] on or before *the last but one Lecture* 

Reminder:

*Each student must upload before the deadline of submission a soft copy of the completed assignment to the plagiarism detection engine VeriGuide, at the URL:

   http://veriguide1.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/portal/plagiarism_detection/index.jsp

The system will issue a receipt which also contains a declaration of honesty, which is the same as that in 

   http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/Eng_htm_files_(2013-14)/p10.htm

The declaration should be signed, and the receipt stapled to a hard copy of the assignment, which should be handed in to the teacher before the deadline of submission.

Recommended reading list：

＊        Powell, Barry B. Classical Myth.  4th ed. (N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 2004)

●         袁珂：《中国古代神话》（上海:商务印书馆，1957） (或其他版本如：北京：华夏出版社，2004)

●          茅盾：《神话研究》 (天津：百花文艺出版社，1981） 

●          Bierlein, J.F. Parallel Myths.  (New York: Ballantine Books, 1994) 

●          Bulfinch, Thomas. Bulfinch’s Mythology. (London: Collier-Macmillan, 1962)  

●          Dowden, Ken. The Uses of Greek Mythology. (London: Routledge, 1992) 

●          Grant, Micheal. Myths of the Greeks and Romans. (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1962) 

●          Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Rev. ed. (London: Penguin, 1960) 

●          Hamilton, Edith, Mythology. (New York: The New American Library, 1953) 

●          Jung, C. G., On Mythology. (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998) 

●          Leeming, David Adams. The World of Myth. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990) 

●          Puhvel, Jaan. Comparative Mythology. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987) 

●          Rose, H.J. A Handbook of Greek Mythology. (New York: Routledge, 2004) 

●          Vernant, Jean P. Myth and Thought among the Greeks. (London: Routledge, 1983) 

●          ____________. Myth and Society in Ancient Greece. (London: Methuen, 1982) 

●          Willis, Roy, ed. World Mythology.  (New York: Holt, 1993)

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