Comparative Mythographies

5 ECTS / Semestre / Português
  • Understand the specificity and the function of myths in Ancient Greece;
  • Know the most relevant mythical stories of the Greek-Latin classical tradition, organized in general thematic units (heroic myths, travel myths, eschatological myths and mysteries)
  • Recognize in the ancient myths one of the means of expression of the imaginary and the collective memory
  • Recognize the recreational power of the mythical imaginary in its relations with the repertoire of Western literature (particularly Portuguese literature) and other areas of artistic expression
  • Analyze the dialectic between cultures as a contribution to the thought of contemporary man.

Faculty

Professor Auxiliar
PhD in Humanities (2001), in the speciality of Latin Literature - area of Renaissance Humanism in Portugal, with the thesis ‘O Padre Luís da Cruz, S. J. e a…
Associate Professor
With a degree in Humanities (1989) and a PhD (2007) in Greek Literature, she is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the…