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.