Classical mythology its origins and impact
(Video DVD)

Originally produced in 1999

Camera, Sean Baker, Stefan Stathopoulos ; video editing, Sean Baker ; music, Jamie Walker ; content editor, Rick Russell

Host, James H. Bride II ; narrator, Burnham Carter ; commentators, Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Gregory Nagy, Mary Lefkowitz, Sulo Asirvatham

In this illuminating program, four classicists explore the origins of classical mythology and its relationship with other aspects of Greek culture, tracing subsequent influences on Western civilization. Topics discussed include cultural transmission among the Mediterranean peoples of the 8th century BC, the derivation of texts attributed to Homer and Hesiod, interpretations of the myths of Phaeton and Callisto, the connections between Greek myth and tragedy, the Roman use of myths, and applications of modern critical theory to mythology

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