MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
ENH1051
Configurations of the female: revising the myths
J Strauss
6 points + 2.5 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites:
ENH1011
Synopsis The subject will examine contemporary re-writing of certain
myths as a strategy in the development of feminist discourse, presenting such
re-writing as part of a long history of re-visioning and re-inscribing mythic
material. It will involve detailed study of a set of variations on particular
female figures occurring in English literature but derived from various
sources: Biblical, classical, Celtic, and folklore.
Assessment Exercise (1000 words): 20% + Essay (1500 words) 30% +
Examination (2 hours): 40% + Attendance and participation: 10%
Prescribed texts
- Atwood B Bluebeard's egg and other stories Virago
- Bradley M The mists of Avalon Sphere
- Carter A The blood chamber and other stories Penguin
- Fahey D Metamorphoses Dangaroo Press
- Graves R The Greek myths Penguin
- Homer The Odyssey tr. E V Rieu, Penguin
- Malory Sir Thomas Works ed E Vinaver, 2nd edn, OUP
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