Course Category: LITA: Literature (Fantasy)
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Roots of the Mountain
This course studies Tolkien’s works in relation to the fantasy literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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Modern Fantasy II
This course explores fantasy literature written over the past 60 years with an examination of the works of six modern fantasy authors.
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Modern Fantasy I
This course explores fantasy literature written within the past 50 years, with an examination of the works of six top modern fantasy authors: Peter Beagle, Ursula Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, Jim Butcher, Garth Nix, and George R. R. Martin.
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Lewis & Tolkien
In this course, students will examine the friendship and works of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, and their influence upon each other.
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Celtic Myth in Children’s Fantasy
This course examines contemporary fantasy works whose authors have adapted, revised and re-imagined the medieval mythological texts of Ireland and Wales.
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Beyond Middle-earth
Join Corey Olsen and Tom Shippey for an in-depth look at the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.