ENG 206 - Grimms' Fairy Tales in their European Context

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

English

Description:

This course engages with fairy tales in the Western intellectual tradition by analyzing literary fairy tales from continental Europe written between 1600 and 1900. Although the focus is on literary tales, the course is interdisciplinary and also looks at modern literary and film adaptations of the Grimms¿ tales. Students will explore fairy tales as a genre and its links to socioeconomic class, family conflicts, gender, politics, economics, society, and cultural life in early modern and Enlightenment Europe. The Grimms¿ tales will be read using literary theory as well as cultural and media studies. This course prepares students to write an academic, analytical essay and to become familiar with academic discourse and library resources.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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