1st paragraph: Intro
2nd: A look on the most notable Mystery religions
3rd: Their appeal
4th: Conclusion
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Decided
Decided to definetly do Ancient Greek Mustery Religions and the reasons for their popularity within Greece.
Monday, 9 May 2011
Topic choice
Of these, I think I'll choose Topic 7, Greek Religion , due to the interest that I have in the subject. Specifically, what did the mystery religions of the 5th Century offer that traditional Greek Religion did not.
Topic Range
Topic 1: Greek Literature
Construction of Characters
Epic character
Relationships
Narrative Features
Setting
Stylistic features
Topic 2: Greek Drama-Focusing on Greek drama, tragedy/comedy. Oedipus Rex Antigone/Bacchae, Hippolytus, Medea/The Frogs, Lysistrata.
Topic 3: Roman Poetry-Sixteen Saties (At least 5) or at least 500 lines of poetry by Catullus (recommended are 1,2,3,5,8,10,23,34,35,49 etc
Tpic 4: Greek Society 4th Cent-Defining characteristics of Polis, identities/idealogies polis, oikos/their place, daily life
Topic 5: Greek History. 500-479 BC, Roles Greek/Perisan armies, startegies/tactics, impacts terrain, local knowledge, formations, causes
Topic 6: Roman History, Understanding of role of individuals in politics/rivalries/different policies, power/influence, no. armed forces,etc
Topic 7: Greek Religion, Myths, traditions, knowledge/appreciation, Greek Mmystery, oikos/polis, religious experiance, rituals, social struc tures
Topic 8: Greek/Roman Material Culture, 7th Cent BC>2nd Cent AD, art/architecture, technique/layout, sculpture, developments
Construction of Characters
Epic character
Relationships
Narrative Features
Setting
Stylistic features
Topic 2: Greek Drama-Focusing on Greek drama, tragedy/comedy. Oedipus Rex Antigone/Bacchae, Hippolytus, Medea/The Frogs, Lysistrata.
Topic 3: Roman Poetry-Sixteen Saties (At least 5) or at least 500 lines of poetry by Catullus (recommended are 1,2,3,5,8,10,23,34,35,49 etc
Tpic 4: Greek Society 4th Cent-Defining characteristics of Polis, identities/idealogies polis, oikos/their place, daily life
Topic 5: Greek History. 500-479 BC, Roles Greek/Perisan armies, startegies/tactics, impacts terrain, local knowledge, formations, causes
Topic 6: Roman History, Understanding of role of individuals in politics/rivalries/different policies, power/influence, no. armed forces,etc
Topic 7: Greek Religion, Myths, traditions, knowledge/appreciation, Greek Mmystery, oikos/polis, religious experiance, rituals, social struc tures
Topic 8: Greek/Roman Material Culture, 7th Cent BC>2nd Cent AD, art/architecture, technique/layout, sculpture, developments
Barr Smith
Visited the Barr Smith library on March 21st, which included a tour and various explanations on how it would be available.
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