Welcome to Week 10 of our online course. This week we will be exploring the genre of fairy tales. We’ll be reading several works centered on the Snow White Story. These include the fairytale “Little Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm and the poem “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by Anne Sexton. An excerpt from the book The Uses of Enchantment by famed psychologist Bruno Bettleheim, will add much to think about with respect to themes and symbolism. Note: There is no quiz this week.
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Welcome to Week 9 of our online course. This week we will be reading “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by FIn the discussion board, please make sure you read and address the prompt specifically. Most of you are doing this, but I’m finding that a number of posts are not responding directly to what is being asked. Note: There is a midterm quiz this week. It covers all material from Weeks 1 through 8. The midterm carries the same weight as all other quizzes.
Welcome to Week 7 of our online course. This week will be exploring one of the great tragedies of Western literature, Oedipus the King. I look forward to reading your comments in the discussion board as we examine the complex character of the doomed king and ponder timeless questions about self-determination and fate. J
