{"id":30078,"date":"2008-09-30T21:38:06","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T02:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=30078"},"modified":"2008-09-30T21:38:06","modified_gmt":"2008-10-01T02:38:06","slug":"exploring-tolkien-online-tolkien-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/09\/30\/30078-exploring-tolkien-online-tolkien-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Tolkien: Online Tolkien Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cardiff<\/a>
Cardiff University Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure> Dr. Dimitra Fimi<\/strong> writes: Cardiff University is offering an on-line course taught in 10 weekly units by Dr Dimitra Fimi. The course will run three times during the 2008-2009 academic year, starting on 6 October 2008, 19 January 2009 and 27 April 2009 respectively.<\/p>\n

The students will be able to explore Tolkien\u2019s Middle-earth from their home, in their own time. They will examine the vast mythology behind The Lord of the Rings and gain a thorough knowledge of Tolkien\u2019s fiction and its creation by focusing on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and The Children of H\u00farin. <\/p>\n

The course will focus on the northern European mythologies that inspired Tolkien\u2019s Middle-earth, especially the creative uses of his sources in Old Norse mythology, Celtic myths and legends Classical mythology, Shakespeare and the literary tradition.<\/p>\n

The students of this online course will also learn about Tolkien\u2019s \u2018invented languages\u2019, their origins and sources, and they will examine Tolkien\u2019s work in its historical context through intellectual history, focusing on the \u2018races\u2019 and cultures of Middle-earth.<\/p>\n

The students will also have the opportunity to participate in a lively Discussion Board moderated by Dr Fimi and they will have full access to Cardiff University’s electronic resources (including such electronic journals as Tolkien Studies and Mythlore and a great number of e-book and reference collections). For those students who are already enrolled in academic programmes, there is the option of doing this course for credits to be used towards their Higher Education Qualifications.<\/p>\n

To find out more click here<\/a>.
\nor the tutor\u2019s academic website at www.dimitrafimi.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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