LIBRARY
HON 150:: Important resources, links and readings
Archetypes
What is an Archetype? According to Jung, an archetype is "archetypes are inborn tendencies which shape the human behavior".
A clear discussion of the hero archetype as described by Joseph Campbell can be found in this book review of the Call of the Wild.
Freud
Dali's Metamorphosis of Narcissus reconsidered (JSTOR article)
Ovid's Medieval Metamorphosis: techniques of persuasion in Chretien de Troyes' Philomena (Literature Resource Center)
Need a faithful retelling of a myth?
Classical Gods and Heroes: Myths as Told by the Ancient AuthorsCall Number: BL722.H45 1978ISBN: 0688052797Arranged "to give a cumulative view of classical mythology beginning with The Creation and The Birth of Zeus."
Mythology by Call Number: BL310.H3ISBN: 0316341517Hamilton explains in her introduction. "They do throw an abundance of light upon what early Greeks were like--a matter, it would seem, of more importance to us, who are their descendents intellectually, artistically, and politically. Nothing we learn about them is alien to ourselves." www.amazon.com
King Agamemnon
The King Agamemnon, directed by Tony Harrison, (1983). Additional portions of this play can be found at the Daily Motion.
External Readings and links
The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazier
The Metamorphosis by Ovid, 1 A.C.E. Translated by Sir Samuel Garth, John Dryden, et al
Its all Greek to Me! 2009 LibGuide for Honors 150
An earlier LibGuide for HON150. MANY useful resources!! Please review!