Gorgon's head on a
silver
coin
used with permission
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Classics 215:
Mythology
Fall 2005
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The god Apollo on a
gold coin
of Syracuse
image courtesy of Edgar
L. Owen, #3803
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Topics for
"Final" Papers, i.e. Papers # 6 & #7
Due
on Friday, December 9 at 5 pm
Directions:
- post a copy in "submit papers
to
this
folder"
in the CLA 215 Mythology discussion folder
- bring a paper copy to my
office
- length:
- option 1:
600-900 (counts 30 pts)
- option 2:
1200-1800 (counts 60
pts--but one must
state option 2 in the header to the paper and the paper must be
1200 words minimum) Note: option 2 does not count as 2 papers--i.e. 5 papers
need to be turned in.
- for more information about
the
format
and the writing intensive, click
here
- writing intensive--don't
forget to
turn in the draft copy with my (or the writing lab's) comments on it
for
it to count towards your revised paper total
Choose from the following
topics (always cite correctly and
sufficiently):
1. Apart from the song "I am a man
of constant sorrow," examine the importance
of song in both the Odyssey (as given in Powell) and the movie O
Brother, Where Art
Thou? As always, make sure you give specific examples to back up
your
conclusions.
2. Compare and contrast the "character" of Odysseus in both the Odyssey (as
given in Powell) and the movie O Brother, Where Art
Thou. As
always, make sure you give specific examples to back up your
conclusions.
3. From the point of view of a book/movie critic, evaluate the changes
the Coen brothers made with regard to at least 2 (option 1) or 4
(option 2) of the following:
Menelaus--Pappy O'Daniel
one suitor--many suitors
Telemachus--young female children
bard--Tommy, the guitar player
Poseidon--warden
In your conclusion address why the changes were successful
or not. As always, make sure you give specific examples to back up your
conclusions.
4. Evaluate how alike Penelope and Penny are using their initial
decisions to be faithful to or leave Odysseus/Everett as the starting
point for your discussion. As always, make sure you give specific examples to back up
your
conclusions.
FYI: If you
wish,
you may use a text of the Odyssey
or the following internet translation
(click here)
or the script of the movie (click
here) Citing either of these:
Print version:
Standard bibliography at the end of the work;
book and line numbers at the end of sentences, i.e. (Bk 1, 113-135).
Internet: Script of the
movie--put (script) at the end of sentences when you quote directly
from the movie. Translation of the Odyssey--put (Bk #, ICA) at the end
of sentences--ICA=The Internet Classics Archive. As I have provided the
links, no biblio needed.