Autumn 2018
Meeting:
TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm / RAI 121
SLN:
16061
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
Catalog Description:
Explores J.R.R. Tolkien in historical context. Influence of the nineteenth-century philosophy and folklore, World War I, Germanic mythology, Oxford Christianity, and the Inklings. Primary themes include language as a source of myth, fate and free will, religion, technology and nature, heroism and war, race and evil.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Writing (W)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 10, 2025 - 7:10 am