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Nov 12, 2024
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2021-2022 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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ENGL 225H - Modern Fantasy
Credits: 4
The fantastic has been around in story and literature as early as the medieval and Renaissance periods and even earlier. Many people actually believed in trolls, elves, dragons and fairies, and some people still do. Why does Fantasy persist, even thrive, in the modern period? How do we define Fantasy as a genre? We will ask these questions and others as we adventure in the weird worlds of Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, George MacDonald, Ursula LeGuin, and others (including film). We will investigate the nature of belief, our need for quests, explore the unknown and unusual, and encounter characters that defy categories of being.
General Education Area: Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL-101 and Membership in Bascom Honors Program
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