Icarus: entering the world of myth

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Icarus: entering the world of myth provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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3 hours worth of material

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This free course, Icarus: entering the world of myth, will introduce you to one of the best-known myths from classical antiquity and its various re-tellings in later periods. You will begin by ...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Ovid as mythographer and myth-maker
- 1 Ovid as mythographer and myth-maker
- 2 Icarus as symbol and signifier
- 2 Icarus as symbol and signifier
- 3 Daedalus and Icarus in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
- 4 Brueghel and Auden
- 4 Brueghel and Auden
- 4.1 Brueghel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
- 4.2 A further angle on the painting
- 4.3 Auden’s Musée des Beaux Arts
- 4.4 Auden’s Stop All the Clocks
- 4.5 A further angle on the poems
- Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Acknowledgements

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English
Certificate
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Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free Certificate
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