Assignment:
Imagined Dialogue: you'll write an imagined dialogue (or larger conversation) between two or more characters from at least two different fantasy series we mentioned below. You will use this exercise in order to demonstrate your knowledge of the major themes of the course(religion and fantasy) and the different styles and perspectives of each author
Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis and the Narnia Chronicles by David C. Downing
A Field Guide to Narnia by Colin Duriez
The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-earth by Ralph C. Wood
J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion by Richard L. Purtill
The Evolution of Tolkien's Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth by Elizabeth A. Whittingham
Game of Thrones versus History:
Written in Blood edited by Brian A. Pavlac
The Ultimate Game of Thrones and Philosophy: You Think or Die edited by Eric J. Silverman and Robert Arp Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper than Swords edited by Henry Jacoby
Women in Game of Thrones: Power, Conformity and Resistance by Valerie Estelle