Due in 5 hours...Paper 1

Myth Clash Paper #1

For this paper you will be graded on Argument (introduction, setting the set-passage(s) in context,

analysis of set-passage(s), including a comparison of different versions of myths - discussing both

similarities and differences - and considering the particular treatment of the myth by an individual author)

and Presentation (required length, correct spelling & grammar, substantial & appropriate use of

quotation from set-passages). Note that specific details & grade-weight are different for each assignment

- see subsequent assignment sheets for details.

Question:

Compare and Contrast the two versions of the myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus in the

Archaic Greek poet Homer’s Odyssey (EH 298-314) and in the Hellenistic poet

Theocritus' poem (Idyll 11) (ACM 399-401). How does the Roman poet Ovid

combine elements from each of these earlier poets’ versions to make his own version

of the myth in his poem, the Metamorphoses (OM 374-381)?

Grade: 15%

Length: 2-3 pages (1.5 spacing, typed)

Deadline: M Feb 15 11:59pm in DROPBOX

Breakdown of Grade

You will be given a percentage grade, based on the following breakdown:

Argument (75%)

 Introduction: set out what you will be doing in this paper (10%)

 Context 1: describe what is happening in Homer’s version & Theocritus version (10%)

 Analysis 1: compare the similarities & differences between Homer’s version & Theocritus' versions (20%)

 Context 2: describe what is happening in Ovid’s version (5%)

 Analysis 2: examine how Ovid combines elements from both Homer and Theocritus in his version (20%)

 Conclusion (10%): summarize your main points and findings at the end of your essay.

Presentation (25%)

 Length (5%)

 Spelling & Grammar (5%)

 Direct quotation of the Homer version in Analysis 1 (5%)

 Direct quotation of the Theocritus version in Analysis (5%)

 Direct quotation of the Ovid version in Analysis 2 (5%)