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Exploring William Carlos Williams’s poem ‘Landscape with the fall of Icarus’
Pupil outcome: I can write an ekphrastic poem inspired by Bruegel's 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus' and William Carlos Williams's poem of the same name. Key learning points: - William Carlos Williams's 'Landscape with the Fall of...
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Dr. Lanyon in 'Jekyll and Hyde': a curious character
Pupil outcome: I can make links between the characterisation of Lanyon and Stevenson’s key themes of hypocrisy and concealment. Key learning points: - Lanyon may seem like a foil to Jekyll, but ultimately he also succumbs to his...
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Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus: how the myth inspired the painting
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Pieter Bruegel’s painting 'Landscape with the Fall of Icarus' was inspired by a Greek myth. Key learning points: - Greek myths are stories originally told by the ancient Greeks as a way of explaining the...
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The Fates: Greek Mythology's Most Powerful Deities
In this episode, we examine the Fates - three shadowy figures who seem to have a near omnipresent influence in the goings-on throughout the Greek mythical universe - and who show up in stories and religions from cultures whose time and...
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Cyclops
A tale from the Odyssey! Will Ulysses and his crew be able to defeat Polyphemus the Cyclops?
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Dante's Inferno - A Summary of the Divine Comedy Pt. 1
Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the Dante's Inferno, part one of the Dinve Comedy