Questions of the Week! Sir Orfeo

1. Discuss the opposition between the court and natural world in the poem.

2. What do you think is the significance of the courtyard of death in this poem?

3. What is the significance of Orfeo's testing of the steward?

Bank Holiday Monday

Dear class,

due to the Bank Holiday on Oct 26th we will not be able to have class as scheduled. Instead prepare Faerie Queene, Book III, Canto vi for Nov 2nd, and we will re-schedule a class on the Mystery Plays for later in that week. Please prepare The Fall of Lucifer, The First Shepherd's play, The Crucifixion and The Harrowing of Hell. All plays are in Peter Happe's edition of English Mystery Plays, which is readily available in the library.

Get reading and post answers for the questions on the blog!

With best wishes,

Rory

Questions of the Week! Ovid's Metamorphoses

Q1. Discuss the gods and jealousy in the tale of Arachne.

Q2. Write on the significance of the doomed marital prophecy in the tale of Philomela.

Q3. Discuss the idea of chance and divine retribution in the tale of Acteon.

Welcome!

Welcome to 'The Gods in Literature' online forum. This blog has been created to complement classwork undertaken over the coming academic term in TCD in small group tutorials. It provides a forum for you to submit questions you have about any aspect of the course. I will be updating it regularly and uploading questions to help you prepare for tutorials. I will also provide links to aid you in further study.