ENGLISH 204 - Communications:Modern Film and the Mythological Hero's Journey

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Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

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Study of eight to ten 20th and 21st century films whose narratives demonstrate the archetypal pattern of the Hero's Quest, seen in ancient myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and even sacred texts from around the world. Drawing upon J. Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces, students examine the twelve stages of the hero's journey and unravel narrative constructs such as character arc, change and transformation, departure, initiation, and rites of passage. Comparison and contrast of these constructs with what revelation teaches about the journey of regeneration. 3 Credits. Spring. S.V. Bernhardt

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brynathyn.edu

Phone Number:

(267) 502-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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