Bibliographical references.
“The short essays will focus on the analysis and comparison of primary texts which emphasize myths.”
Choose one of the following topics. 3-5 pages, typed. Due on October 8th. Submit on “Turnitin Assignments”.
Topic 1. Compare and contrast the stories of the UNIVERSAL FLOOD in Genesis, chapters 6: 5-8:22 and Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book 1 (online). Substitute the same in the Epic of Gilgamesh (see Morford p. 108 and Dalley’s book in Bibliography, p. 110)
Genesis chapter 5:28-chapter 9:19. Use the version I list here. It is the most scholarly edition there is. A 5th edition is also available in print only. I have not seen it yet.
The New Oxford Annotated Bible. New Revised Standard Version. With the Apocrypha. An Ecumenical Study Bible. Michael D. Coogan, et al., editors. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Find it online in
z-lib.org
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 1. 262-451 (these are the lines in the original Latin text. Different translations have different line numbers for their translation, but they ALSO give the line numbers of the original Latin in parentheses. You will have to look around to find your passage.
