Students will create a 1 page-long typed response to one of three review prompts. Responses must be in MLA format.
Purpose:
- Explore in writing what you have read and what we have presented in the modules.
Instructions:
- Reply to only 1 of 3 topics/questions located below.
- Students are to submit their assignment by Sept. 22nd, 11:59 pm using the submission link on this page.
- Use citations and supporting evidence from texts/videos found in your Modules.
- Restate the chosen topic/question in the first few sentences of your response.
Topic/Questions:
- Compare and contrast any of the love myths/stories we have read. (Use at least two different regions, ex. do not use two Greek myths; feel free to compare/contrast two or more but do not go above four different myths/stories)
1. The myth of Cupid and Psyche
Here is a version of the from an ancient Roman novel called The Metamorphoses, or, sometimes, The Golden Ass, which was written by Lucius Apuleius in the second century AD.
Here is a version of the , a compendium of Greek and Roman myths written by an American banker named Charles Bulfinch in the 19th century.
2.The Chinese legend of the butterfly lovers
The Butterfly Lovers is regarded as one of the four most famous legendaries in China. The other three are , , and Niliang and Zhin (The Double Seventh Festival).
The story is set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (266-420 AD) in Zhejiang Province of eastern China, though it is still a part of the living culture of contemporary society in various forms. A cultural park with the theme of The Butterfly Lovers is located in Zhejiangs Ningbo City. The legend is often compared to Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. When the Sino-Italian love culture festival was held in the Italian city of Verona, the sister city of Ningbo, in 2008, a marble statue portraying Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai was presented in the square of the Juliet Museum in Verona.
The story has evolved over time, with many different versions throughout history. The story has also inspired musical performance, stage drama, TV shows, and films. An early film adaption was made in 1954.
