The motif of the hero on a journey is one of the most enduring, indeed primal,
of all literary patterns. This motif, which Joseph Campbell termed the
Monomyth, is at the heart of many of the world's best-loved and most famous
stories, from Homer's Odyssey and Vergil's Aeneid to Tolkien's Lord of the
Rings. This course will study the Monomyth via some of its greatest
exemplars, concentrating on those in the ancient Greek tradition, and pondering
just what it is about this motif that is extraordinarily gripping. The class
meetings will consist of lecture and discussion sections, with occasional
film screenings. All readings will be in English.

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