ENGL 20643 - Fable and Fantasy

An examination of a wide range of texts, some that are classified as fable or fantasy literature as well as some that incorporate elements from these genres. The course may focus on a specific historical period or may cover a more extensive time span. Texts may include The Arabian Nights, Lucian's A True History, Aesop's and Marie de France's Fables, medieval Arthurian romances, eighteenth- to twentieth-century versions of fairy tales, Ursula LeGuin's A Wizard of Earthsea, Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, and Naguib Mahfouz's Arabian Nights and Days.





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