Storytelling and Literature(2018-2)
 
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Storytelling and Literature(38041-03)

Fall 2018

Chankil Park(ckpark@ewha.ac.kr, 316 Humanities Bd., Office Hour: by appointment, Tel: 02-3277-2160)

Class: 315 Hakwan, Tue 12:30-13:45/ Fri 14:00-15:15               

Course Description: This course explores the various forms of storytelling written or performed in English Literature.  Analyzing the various ways in which the art of storytelling has been adopted in the tradition of English Literature, we will mainly focus on three characters from the mythological tales and legends which British writers have kept retelling or remaking time and again in the long history of English Literature: Arthur, Faust, and Pygmalion. Some film adaptations of the stories in question will also be discussed along with the literary texts based on the same materials.

Text: A coursepack will be made available at the Copy Centre at the beginning of the semester. Other materials will be provided at my website(www.armytage.net). Unless otherwise specified, supplemental reading materials and/or handouts will be posted online prior to class.  Visit our cyber campus regularly for announcements and/or course materials.

Evaluation: Attendance 10%, Class Participation 10%, Presentations 20(Performance 10, Script 10)%, Exams 60%

Attendance and Tardiness: Failing to attend the class 10 times or more will automatically result in F. Being late more than 10 minutes will count as a late attendance and two late attendances will count as one absence.

Tentative Schedule

September

4     General Introduction: Arthur, Faust, Pygmalion

7     Sources for King Arthur Stories: Geoffrey of Monmouth, ¡°The Early Days of Arthur¡±(pp.50-53, pp.61-62)

11      Wace, from Le Roman de Brut; Layamon, Brut

14   Introduction on Thomas Malory¡¯s Le Morte Darthur

18    Reading a part of the original text from Norton Anthology I(p.448-451)

21   Film Viewing I: Excalibur(1981)

28   Lecture I and Discussion on the film

October

2    Presentations I

5    Presentation continued and Q & A

12   Exam I

16    Introduction and Scene 3 of Christopher Marlowe¡¯s Doctor Faustus

19   Continued: Scene 5(1- 145)

23    Continued: Scene 5(146-346)

30    Continued: Scene 12

 

November

2      Film Viewing II: Bedazzled(2000)

6      Lecture II and Discussion on the film

9      Presentations II

13     Presentation continued and Q & A

16     Exam II

20    Sources for Pygmalion Stories: Ovid, from Metamorphoses ll. 287-360

23    Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion  Act I & Act IV   

27    Film Viewing III: My Fair Lady    

30    Continued 

December

4      Film Viewing IV: Educating Rita

7      Lecture III and Discussion

11     Presentations III and Q & A

14     Exam III

Makeup Classes: September 21, November 2, and December 4

*Reading Schedule is only tentative and some changes can take place also in the list of literary texts, which will be announced at the first class.

 

 

 

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