MODERN MYTH IN LITERATURE AND FILM
ENG1MM
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
All human societies have myths - significant stories passed down through generations that have great explanatory power. Myths address the most mysterious questions of life: how was the world created?; how should humans conduct themselves?; what happens after death?; what is our place in the universe?; what is a human being and where are the limits?; at what point does the questing human being become monstrous? In the modern period of European development, myths about human interference in processes of creation abounded. These myths dramatized the tension and conflict between the traditions of God-centred beliefs and the emerging scientific theories and practices. This unit explores the endurance and reinvention of some of the most significant myths of the modern period through the study of a number of famous plays, novels, stories and films.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSusan Gillett
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
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PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects HUM1MM
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Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Brave New World | Prescribed | Huxley, A | VINTAGE, 2007 |
| Readings | Brave New World (film) | Prescribed | Scott, R | 2007 |
| Readings | Doctor Faustus | Prescribed | Marlowe, C. | (OUP) WORLD'S CLASSICS. |
| Readings | Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Weir of Hermiston | Prescribed | Stevenson, R. L. | (OUP) WORLD'S CLASSICS. |
| Readings | Faust | Prescribed | Murnau. 1927 | N/A |
| Readings | The Island of Dr Moreau | Prescribed | Wells, H.G. | BARNES & NOBLE, 2004 |
| Readings | The Island of Dr Moreau (film) | Prescribed | Taylor, D (director) | N/A |
| Readings | The Tempest | Prescribed | Jarman D, 1979 | N/A |
| Readings | The Tempest | Prescribed | Shakespeare | N/A |
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