Week 2 Reading Overview

Semester Schedule:

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.

Week 3: Aesop (Jacob)

Week 4: Women Saints

Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.

Week 5: Arabian Nights

Week 6: Twenty-Two Goblins

Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]

Week 7: Laos

Week 9: Nigeria

Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.

Week 10: American Indian Tales

Week 11: Marriage Tales

Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.

Week 12: Robin Hood

Week 13: English TAles

Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.

Week 14: Crane

Week 15: Hans Christian Andersen

When I was browsing through the different units and genres I was surprised of the diverse selection of reading options for this course. I found it interesting how there are often many different versions of the same fairytale or fable, based on the region of origin and writer. Specifically, I am excited for the women saints unit. Catholicism's rich history had an immense impact on all artforms, and the achievement of sainthood represents the often small women representation within the church hierarchy. I am overwhelmed with the plethora of reading selections, and I do not have any other interests at the moment. 

The Little Mermaid, Wikimedia

This image particularly stood out to me because it portrays the classic story that we know yet in a much different and more elegant and whimsical light.