http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds English 3300, Fall 2008 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:24:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For this assignment, you must select any fantasy novel (or series of short novels) and write a research paper that employs one or more of the critical perspectives used in this course, such as: Use and function of mythological, religious, or legendary source materials. Archetypal criticism (C. G. Jung's theories, Joseph Cambell, ... http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/11/14/essay-2-assignment/ I have updated the course schedule, according to the revised Academic Calendar. http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/11/12/schedule-updated/ This link explains several Jungian Archetypes: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/jung.html This concisely describes Jung's model of the Psyche: http://www.thesap.org.uk/jung-s-model-of-the-psyche This resource has several visual models of the Psyche: http://www.schuelers.com/ChaosPsyche/part_1_17.htm Enjoy! http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/11/12/resources-on-jung-and-archetypes-4/ This link explains several Jungian Archetypes: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/jung.html This concisely describes Jung's model of the Psyche: http://www.thesap.org.uk/jung-s-model-of-the-psyche This resource has several visual models of the Psyche: http://www.schuelers.com/ChaosPsyche/part_1_17.htm Enjoy! http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/11/12/resources-on-jung-and-archetypes-3/ This link explains several Jungian Archetypes: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/jung.html This concisely describes Jung's model of the Psyche: http://www.thesap.org.uk/jung-s-model-of-the-psyche This resource has several visual models of the Psyche: http://www.schuelers.com/ChaosPsyche/part_1_17.htm Enjoy! http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/11/12/resources-on-jung-and-archetypes-2/ This link explains several Jungian Archetypes: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/jung.html This concisely describes Jung's model of the Psyche: http://www.thesap.org.uk/jung-s-model-of-the-psyche This resource has several visual models of the Psyche: http://www.schuelers.com/ChaosPsyche/part_1_17.htm Enjoy! http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/11/12/resources-on-jung-and-archetypes/ This is a useful diagram and resource on the monomyth: http://faculty.pcc.edu/~mmcdowel/eng240fall03/eng240campbellmonomyth.pdf Enjoy! http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/11/09/resource-on-the-monomyth/ Week 14: Archetypal Criticism November 3: General Election Recess - No classes 5: Recess - No classes 6 (Thursday): Last day to drop classes. 7: Presentations on Evangeline Walton and Patricia A. McKillip. Read the following materials: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetype Week 15: Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea 10: The Monomyth Read the following text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces View the following videos: Joseph ... http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/10/31/important-schedule-changes/ Here are the guidelines for the presentations this week: The presentations should be about 15 minutes in length should include: a brief biography a brief bibliography and discussion of his/her literary contributions to fantasy a reading and discussion of a representative excerpt from their writing. I will create a forum topic titled Fantasy Writers for ... http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/10/26/guidelines-for-presentations-on-american-fantasy-writers/ The schedule has been updated as follows: 17: Read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Chapters 1-5 20: Read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Chapters 6-11 22: Read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Chapters12-16 Enjoy! http://blogs.uprm.edu/fantasyworlds/2008/10/15/reading-schedule-for-the-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader/