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ERIC Number: EJ605831
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6139
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Girl of Your Dreams or Bride of Frankenstein? Teaching Classical Mythology.
DeBloois, Nanci
Interdisciplinary Humanities, v15 n1 p39-47 Spr 1998
Considers an approach to teaching classical mythology that focuses on the myth as a form of metaphor that communicates a universal truth through the themes and characters of the story. Applies this approach to the story of Pygmalion and Galatea and highlights both early and modern versions of the myth. (CMK)
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Films, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Mythology, Novels, Painting (Visual Arts), Popular Culture, Relevance (Education), Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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