ENG 210 - Myth, Fantasy, and the Imagination

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the English Literature Core ConcentrationPrerequisite: WTNG 102Students begin by identifying archetypes, including the heroic ideal,found in folk tales and fairy tales from around the world. Studentsinvestigate how and why many of the same universal concernsinform and are interpreted by the famous epic narratives the ancientscalled "Wisdom Literature;" the Iliad and the Odyssey; and classicalmythology. The other readings may include Tolkien's The Hobbit orportions of The Lord of the Rings, the ancient Mesopotamian TheEpic of Gilgamesh, or Virgil's Aeneid.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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