my class!
I got into my Tolkien class for this spring!"Exploring Tolkien: There and Back Again
(Level 1) An online course which examines Tolkien's awareness of northern European mythologies and languages (as well as other aspects of his scholarly background, such as anthropology and archaeology) and how he used these creatively in his fiction, mainly in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
Explore Tolkien's Middle-earth from your home, in your own time. Find out about the vast mythology behind The Lord of the Rings, gain a thorough knowledge of Tolkien's fiction and its creation, explore the northern European mythologies that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth, learn about Tolkien's 'invented languages', their origins and sources, find out about the 'Races' and the Cultures of Middle-earth."
(Level 1) An online course which examines Tolkien's awareness of northern European mythologies and languages (as well as other aspects of his scholarly background, such as anthropology and archaeology) and how he used these creatively in his fiction, mainly in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
Explore Tolkien's Middle-earth from your home, in your own time. Find out about the vast mythology behind The Lord of the Rings, gain a thorough knowledge of Tolkien's fiction and its creation, explore the northern European mythologies that inspired Tolkien's Middle-earth, learn about Tolkien's 'invented languages', their origins and sources, find out about the 'Races' and the Cultures of Middle-earth."
That's the description from the Tolkien Society website. The class syllabus is even more interesting. http://www.cf.ac.uk/learn/english/exploring_tolkien_units.php
I'm so excited! I start in 2 weeks, so then I can babble about it some more. But I got in! Now I get to study all about Tolkienness! He's my hero! I'm so excited!
posted by melilotnfosco | 5:22 PM
10 Comments:
yippee!!! i checked out the syllabus, and i couldn't handle it, but it sounds perfect for you! ;) congrats!
I don't know if I'm allowed to comment - being a guy and all. But yay! You'll have to write all about it.
i'm very glad you're going to do this. good for you!
YAY! Kari! You're taking that class finally! And i'm sorry i haven't kept up w/your blog still :( Glad Chelle's all into it though hehe. See? we can keep up with each others' lives this way!
And That's so cute that you and your dad were similar to that other you and your dad.
And i don't get it... your public is clamoring for me?
did not you notice that chelleybutton was asking where you were?
ohmigoodness! a boy commented! i've never had such a thing happen before! wow. i'm not quite sure what to do with that.
so...do you have class yet?
yes i have class!
yay for having class! ;)
are you going to tell us about your class?
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