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For this paper you will be graded on Argument (introduction, setting the set-passage(s) in context, analysis of set-passage(s), including a comparison of different versions of myths – discussing both similarities and differences – and considering the particular treatment of the myth by an individual author) and Presentation (required length, correct spelling & grammar, substantial & appropriate use of quotation from set-passages). Note that specific details & grade-weight are different for each assignment – see subsequent assignment sheets for details.
Question: Compare and Contrast the two versions of the myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus in the Archaic Greek poet Homerís Odyssey (The Essential Homerpart Odyssey 9) and in the Hellenistic poet Theocritus’ poem (Idyll 11) (Anthology of classical mythpage399-401(page of book not PDF). How does the Roman poet Ovid combine elements from each of these earlier poetsí versions to make his own version of the myth in his poem, the Metamorphoses (OM 374-381This part I have already scanned, that is a 8 pages PDF)?
Length: 2-3 pages (1.5 spacing, typed)
You will be given a percentage grade, based on the following breakdown: Argument (75%) ï Introduction: set out what you will be doing in this paper (10%)
ï Context 1: describe what is happening in Homerís version & Theocritus version (10%)
ï Analysis 1: compare the similarities & differences between Homerís version & Theocritus’ versions (20%)
ï Context 2: describe what is happening in Ovidís version (5%)
ï Analysis 2: examine how Ovid combines elements from both Homer and Theocritus in his version (20%)
ï Conclusion (10%): summarize your main points and findings at the end of your essay. Presentation (25%)
ï Length (5%)
ï Spelling & Grammar (5%)
ï Direct quotation of the Homer version in Analysis 1 (5%)
ï Direct quotation of the Theocritus version in Analysis (5%)
ï Direct quotation of the Ovid version in Analysis 2 (5%)

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