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Proseminar
SoSe 21: PS-Medieval English Literatures: "Elves and Fairies in Medieval British Literature"
Jan-Peer Hartmann
Kommentar
In contemporary popular culture, elves and fairies are usually depicted as tiny humanoid beings (often female) with wands and wings, such as Peter Pan’s Tinker Bell or Cicely Mary Barker’s flower fairies, and are associated with magic and whimsy. In his essay ‘On Fairy Stories’, J.R.R. Tolkien blamed Renaissance writers William Shakespeare and Michael Drayton for these clichés. But what, then, are their medieval counterparts like? What is their literary function, what cultural stereotypes do they represent? In this class, we will read a number of Old and Middle English texts, from medical charms to romance, that deal with different kinds of elves and fairies. Students should be willing to encounter medieval texts without preconceived notions of ‘the Middle Ages’ and to read them in the original language. Schließen
14 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 14.04.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 21.04.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 28.04.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 05.05.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 12.05.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 19.05.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 26.05.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 02.06.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 09.06.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 16.06.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 23.06.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 30.06.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 07.07.2021 14:15 - 15:45
Mi, 14.07.2021 14:15 - 15:45