Classical Mythology

The course aims to offer the student a general background on the contents of the discipline and a series of hermeneutic tools coming from different disciplines, but, in particular, based on the examination of literary, documentary and iconographic dossiers. It is also proposed to integrate its objectives with those identified by the degree course in Humanities, with particular attention to the antiquity course.

Knowledge: the course will introduce students to the awareness of the different hermeneutic possibilities available to those who face the study of the classical myth and will also provide a series of investigative tools (including digital) useful to work on an ancient mythical tale.

Skills: students will acquire skills in reasoning and interpreting sources of different times, nature and complexity, also using visual language. They will also be able to understand and use the concepts of variation and variant and to appreciate the dynamic relationship between the local variant and the mythical pan-Hellenic (national) narrative.