授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN) | | | "The Matter of Britain." 本コースには、相互に関連する三つの目的がある。第一に、学生にイギリス諸島の文化的・言語的多様性を紹介すること。第二に、イギリスの民間伝承や神話の基本的な構造や物語を探求すること。第三に、20世紀以降、イギリスが自らのことを世界に表現し、宣伝してきたジャンルー特に「ファンタジー」ーの発展について考察すること。 |
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | "The Matter of Britain". This course has three interlocking aims. First, to introduce students to the cultural and linguistic variety of the British Isles. Second, to explore the basic structures and narratives of British folklore and mythology. Third, to consider the development of genres - especially 'fantasy' - through which, from the 20th century, Britain has represented and marketed itself globally. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | | 履修生は、テキストや視覚資料の歴史的解釈のスキルを養う。また、イギリスの文化史と英語の歴史的発展についてより深い理解を得る。そして、ウェールズ語で挨拶をし、相手の健康について尋ねる方法を習得する。Students will develop skills in the historical interpretation of textual and visual evidence. By the end of the course they will have a deeper understanding both of British cultural history and of the historical development of the English language. They will have learned how to greet people and ask after their health in the Welsh language. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1. Introduction to the course.
2. Introduction to the historical and linguistic geography of the British Isles.
3. Invasion and Immigration: Anglo-Saxon dominance and the Celtic Fringe.
4. Matter of Britain (1): the Arthurian legendarium.
5. Spenser, chivalry, and the invention of ‘Olde English’.
6. Matter of Britain (2): fairies and fairylands.
7. Matter of Britain (3): Merrie England.
8. Victorian fairylands: Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, Germanic.
9. Industrial fairytales: the fairies take flight.
10. Anglo-Saxon values and the Norman Yolk.
11. W.B. Yeats and the Celtic Twilight.
12. The twentieth-century ‘Matter of Ireland’.
13. J.R.R. Tolkien: building worlds out of language.
14. The bad writing of Harry Potter.
15. Summary of the course. |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | The class is conducted in English. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | | Students will be graded according to seminar participation (40%), satisfactory completion of study activities (20%), and a term paper in English (40%). |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | | There is no designated textbook, but materials will be handed out at every class. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | | Background materials for reference will be provided. |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | The study activities are necessary preparation for the next class.
1. Basic research on terms ‘British Isles’ and ‘United Kingdom’.
2. Basic research on Celtic languages.
3. Basic research on ‘Dark Age’ British history.
4. Read excerpts from Thomas Malory.
5. Read excerpts from ‘The Faerie Queen’.
6. Read excerpts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
7. Read excerpts from Charles Dickens.
8. Basic research on Northern European mythologies.
9. Analyze Victorian ‘industrial’ imagery.
10. Read excerpts from Herbert Spencer.
11. Read excerpts from W.B. Yeats.
12. Basic research on Irish War of Independence.
13. Read excerpts from J.R.R. Tolkien.
14. Read excerpts from The Prisoner of Azkaban.
15. Class Survey. |
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履修取り下げ制度（利用の有無）学部のみ
Course withdrawal | | | 利用する：『履修取り下げ届』を期日までに提出した場合は原則「Ｗもしくは欠席」となるが、同届を提出しない場合は成績評価が行われ、合格基準に達しない場合は「Ｆ」となる。 |
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備考
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授業開講形態等
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