2023-2024 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jul 18, 2025  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

HUM 215H - Tolkien: Medieval and Modern


Credits: 4
In this course students will explore Tolkien as a medievalist and a modern writer. They will study and discuss The Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion, Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Leaf by Niggle, and On Fairy Stories, as well as the medieval texts Beowulf, the Elder Edda, and the Saga of the Volsungs.
General Education Area: Humanities
Cross-listed: ENGL-215H
Prerequisite: Membership in Bascom Honors Program