希腊罗马神话欣赏.pptVIP

APPRECIATION OF GREEK ROMAN MYTHOLOGY希腊罗马神话欣赏 About the Course Course Description Language chaotic martial Promethean under the aegis of Jupiter laughs at lovers’ perjuries. Far from Jupiter, far from thunder. Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold. …… Literature Shakespeare (1564-1616) Troilus and Cressida (tragedy) Venus and Adonis (poem) Literature Shelley (1792-1822) Prometheus Unbound Hymn of Apollo Hymn of Pan Adonis Literature Keats Endymion Ode to Psyche Apollo Program Poseidon Submarine Trident I II missile …… Course Description G R mythology consists of 3 parts: ＊ Origins of the world ＊ Lives and adventures of gods goddesses ＊ Lives and adventures of heroes heroines Course Description Presentation On an assigned topic (a word/idiom) PowerPoint; use visual aids about 5 minutes long The presentation should include: Origin (the myth) Meaning Usage (give some examples) Outline Recommended Reading 希腊罗马神话一百篇（英汉对照） 陶洁等选译， 中国对外翻译出版公司 1989 古希腊神话（英汉对照） 折鸿雁译， 西北工业大学出版社 1999 希腊罗马神话（英文） 常耀信编注， 外语教学与研究出版社 1981 希腊的神话和传说（中文） (德)斯威布著； 楚图南译 , 人民文学出版社，1958 希腊古典神话（中文）(德)古斯塔夫·施瓦布著； 曹乃云译， 译林出版社，1995 Introduction to Mythology What is Mythology Myths Fairy Tales Fables Commonplace Definition stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system a collection of stories belonging to a group of people, which addresses their origin, history and heroes the projection of human images into the infinite unknown; or, the expression of religious meaning through stories and symbols Basic Points Mythology is the primitives’ childish understanding of the world and life. Mythology is the combination of primitive life and primitive religion. Mythology is handed down orally from generation to generation. Contents 开辟神话 神祗神话 自然神话 冥世神话 风俗神话 动植物神话 英雄神话与传说 Greek Civilization (2000?-?1400 BC) Minoan Age Centering on the island of Crete Named after the legendary king Minos Bronze Age civiliza