Unit 9
:
Vergil
Roman Empire
Unit 10
:
Circle of Maecenas
The Gods Again
Unit 11
:
Ovid
Metamorphoses
Unit 12
:
Roland Barthes
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:
Roland Barthes
In preparation for reading Roland Barthes, please:
1) Read pp. 7 - 12 your book,
Mythologies
, which =
the "Translator's Note"
"Preface to the 1970 edition"
"Preface"
PLUS the back cover
2) Read these background aritcles on Barthes.
background on Barthes 1
background on Barthes 2
3) Read this
brief excerpt from his
Mythologies
, which we'll be reading from for class
. It gives you a sense of what he's up to.
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