Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of York
Course Title:
From Tennyson to Tolkien: The Middle Ages & Modern Literature, 1840-1940
Course Number:
ENG00064H
Course Description:
This module will explore the many ways in which the Middle Ages were re-discovered, re-imagined and re-interpreted in the century between the accession of Queen Victoria and the start of the Second World War. In this period medieval language, literature, history and folklore all provided an inspiration for many writers, both for creating innovative and imaginative story-worlds and for mounting a powerful critique of many aspects of modern life and modern thinking. We will begin with Tennyson’s influential re-telling of the legends of King Arthur in his Idylls of the King, and end with J.R.R. Tolkien’s equally influential re-imagining of northern antiquity in The Hobbit. Among the other writers we will consider will be William Morris, Rudyard Kipling, and Edith Nesbit, plus a whole host of less well-known writers, and we will range widely across poetry and prose (both fiction and non-fiction). Among other issues, we will explore how the
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Course URL:
https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/ENG00064H/latest
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