On-line Tolkien course - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 10-20-2005, 07:08 AM

Well, any UK based prospective University students might do well to consider English at Leeds. I'm working with a graduate from there who tells me that Tolkien is a major area of study there. Wonders will never cease - an English University that considers Tolkien serious enough to study!

Not only that, but fellow students wrote whole dissertations on Tolkien.

Looking on their website, the following modules are available:

One which includes LotR as a required text, and Shippey as further reading:Romance, Ballad and Fairy Tale

Three other Tolkien-friendly courses are also available:
Arthurian Legend: Chivalry and Violence
Beowulf
Old Norse Mythology

Of course, both Tolkien and Shippey taught here, so there must be a considerable influence due to their scholarship; but back in 1989 they did not offer this range of courses.

10-20-2005, 07:08 AM	#15
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Well, any UK based prospective University students might do well to consider English at Leeds. I'm working with a graduate from there who tells me that Tolkien is a major area of study there. Wonders will never cease - an English University that considers Tolkien serious enough to study! Not only that, but fellow students wrote whole dissertations on Tolkien. Looking on their website, the following modules are available: One which includes LotR as a required text, and Shippey as further reading:Romance, Ballad and Fairy Tale Three other Tolkien-friendly courses are also available: Arthurian Legend: Chivalry and Violence Beowulf Old Norse Mythology Of course, both Tolkien and Shippey taught here, so there must be a considerable influence due to their scholarship; but back in 1989 they did not offer this range of courses. __________________ Gordon's alive!