英文傳奇故事：電影動漫及遊戲

臺北科技大學 114-2 學期課程，課號 356565。

課程大綱

In literary studies, when we encounter the term "legend", it is often understood as stories that center on human protagonists rather than supernatural beings - as differentiated from "myth" - such as the stories of King Arthur and his knights, the search for the Holy Grail, and the dragon-slaying in medieval literature. This course, however, will not be limited by the scope of the Middle Age and will extend the definition of "legend" by examining the prominent archetypes in Western literature. The course will explore how these archetypes not only form the basis of classic literature, but also pervade and enrich our popular culture including films, operas, anime, and video games.

課程進度

*Please note: 1) This course is an intensive study of original literary texts which are often long and difficult. We will read these texts and critically analyze the intertextual relationship between them and popular culture. If you are not interested in this and do not intend to spend much time reading every week. Please do not take this course. 2) In this course, some of the films to be viewed and discussed are thrillers or horror films. If onscreen violence, nudity, sex, and religious taboos make you feel uncomfortable, please DO NOT take this course. Weekly schedule (tentative, subject to changes) Week 1: Introduction to the course, exercise of critical reading and textual analysis Teaching session 1: the medieval legend Week 2-4: Text: Gottfried von Strußburg's Tristan, Song of Roland Opera: Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde Text: Film: Tristan and Isolde (2006), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Teaching session 2: Shakespeare and the Renaissance Week 5-7: Text: Romeo and Juliet Films: Baz Luhrmann's Romeo+Juliet (1996) & Franco Zeffirelli''s Romeo and Juliet (1964) Teaching session 3: Christianity and literature: God, the devil, and humanity Week 8-10 Texts: The Bible & John Milton's Paradise Lost Film: The Devil's Advocate (1997) Teaching session 4: Romanticism and popular culture Week 11-13: Texts: Selected poetical works of Blake, Shelley, and Byron Film: Red Dragon (2002) Teaching session 5: the monster and modern horror Week 14-16: Text: Bram Stoker's Dracula Films: Francis Coppola's Dracula (1995) Week 17-18: Group presentations

評量方式

Attendance and participation: 30% Group presentation: 30% Final paper: 40%

教材

【遵守智慧財產權觀念，請使用正版教科書，不得使用非法影印教科書】 使用外文原文書：是 All reading materials will be uploaded to the Google Drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k58WgJwTVHozGItvqwJ_ovzXJz4TW-l-