Gorgon's
head on a silver coin of Naples
permission
to
use
image
granted
S12:
CLA215, Mythology:
Topics for Paper 3
The god Apollo
on a gold coin of Syracuse
image courtesy
of Edgar
L.
Owen, #3803
Directions:
electronic copy: e-mail me
at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu); the name of your
attached file should be:
S12-215-P3-Last
Name, First Name (e.g. S12-215-P3-Smith, Joan)
paper copy: bring to
class
length: 600-1000ish
sources:
The
movie or the script of the movie (see below)
Powell's
text (see topics for which parts).
citing reminders:
you must cite your
sources of information
(facts, theories, etc.)
for Powell's text,
give ancient author, the title of the work, then the
location in the ancient text, then the page number
from Powell's text (note that you may omit some of
these if you incorporate them into your main text and
may omit most after the first citation). Here is an
example: first citation, (Pseudo-Hesiod, Shield of
Heracles 1-5, p 378); next citation, (50-51, p 378).
for the movie, cite only direct quotes, listing the first
author and then the title of the movie, i.e.
(Clements, Hercules)
for the script, cite only direct quotes, listing the first
author, then the title of the script, i.e. (Clements,
"Hercules
Script")
Works Cited "Page" reminders:
at beginning
of the paper
for the movie here is
what the entry should look like:
Hercules. Dir.
Ron Clements and John Musker. Perf. Tate Donovan, James
Woods, Susan Egan, and Danny DeVito. Disney, 1997. VHS.
[or DVD if you use a DVD of the movie]
for the script of the movie, the
entry should look like: Clements, Ron , and John Musker
et al. "Hercules
Script." Angelfire:
Welcome to Angelfire. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct.
2011.
<http://www.angelfire.com/movies/disneybroadway/herculesscript2.html>.
entries for classical texts from
Powell's book should list ancient author first, then the
work (in italics), then the translator, ... Here is an
example: Pseudo-Hesiod. Shield of Heracles. Trans. by Herbert
M. Howe. In Classical
Myth. 7th edit. Barry B. Powell. Boston:
Pearson. 2012. Print.
make sure the Works
Cited "Page" is in the same font and same point size
as your main text
make sure that you use
hanging indents for the Works Cited
writing intensive:
don't forget to turn
in the draft copy with my or the Writing labs'
comments on it for it to count towards your revised
paper total (and don't forget to make the revisions!)
print this out and
bring this to your writing lab conference and have the
tutor sign here:
______________________________________
1) Sources: The sections of
the Disney movie Hercules
(or script of movie) dealing with Hercules' baby shower on
Olympus and the finding of Hercules by Amphitryon and Alcmena;
Shield of Heracles,
lines 1-56; and Homer's Iliad,
19.91-133 (Powell 7th edit 377-379). Prompt:Compare and contrast the
depictions of the two couples (Zeus & Hera, Amphitryon
& Alcmena). Keep in mind that the ancient authors used
their words to create images of these individuals and their
relationships while Disney used both words and visual images
to do the same. You should pay close attention to these actual
words and visual images. In your conclusion discuss the
significance of the changes that Disney made.
2) Sources:
Section of the Disney movie Hercules
(or script of movie) relating to Hercules' encounter with the
Hydra and Vergil, Aeneid
8.190-269 (Powell 7th edit 396-397). Prompt: In what ways is Hercules' encounter
with the Hydra in the movie similar to Heracles' encounter
with Cacus? In what ways is it different? Keep in mind that Vergil
used words to create images of these individuals, their fight,
and the background setting while Disney used both words and
visual images to do the same. You should pay close attention
to these actual words and visual images. In your conclusion discuss
the significance of the changes that Disney made in the
depiction of Hercules? (Hint/Suggestion for Disney: think
about how Disney's version of a fight scene is different from
a fight scene in say, The
Immortals or Clash
of the Titans).
