Unit 1
An individual who mediates between two worlds, demonstrating physical / moral strength as well.
What is the epic hero?
A world building structure which defines what is 'built atop of nature,' grounding and connecting the various productions of a people into a (hopefully) coherent structure through which characters see the secondary world; it can include religion, clothing, government, and so forth.
What is culture?
The scientist that Mary Shelley titled her novel after.
Who is Victor Frankenstein, or the "modern prometheus"?
The act of reading a selection of a text, not for its literal meaning, but for deeper meanings, by paying attention to word choice, imagery, symbolism, themes, etc.
A world building structure defined as “show[ing] how characters are related to each other (the term can be applied more broadly than merely biological kinship) … includ[ing] such things as family tree charts connecting ancestors and descendents, kinship diagrams of lineal and collateral kin, lineages of rulers and their heirs, and hereditary systems which pass on knowledge, experience, titles, and property down from one generation to another” (Wolf)
What is genealogy?
A philosophy from Immanuel Kant, wherein one encounters something in nature / literature, feeling intense emotions to realize that in comparison to everything else in the universe, they are small or finite.
What is the sublime?
The act of creating an imagined world through literature, art, film, video games (or any media, really), wherein one changes crucial structures to the 'real' world.
What is world building?
What is the threshold?
A world building structure deals with origin accounts of the whole world, its natural phenomenon, and its people
What is mythology?
A narrative technique wherein one narrative sets the stage for, or ‘contains’, another narrative; in other words, a story within a story.
What is a frame narrative?
A common narrative, or trope, in which a protagonist sets out on a journey, has a transformative experience, and returns home.
What is the hero's journey / monomyth?
A Greek word meaning to have “glory” by possessing a “renowned” (or known) name.
What is kleos?
The Oath of Supremecy
What is the document which declared Henry VIII the head of the Church of England, severing ties with Rome and the Pope?
A material that accompanies a book, often produced by someone who isn't the author (like a fan or publishing company), which frames or contextualizes the text.
What is a paratext?
A concept we discussed in Units 2 and 3 pertaining to point of view, the act of looking, and narration; it is important to consider when thinking about the 'truth' of a story.
What is perspective / gaze?
A stage which usually occurs in the Underworld; the hero undergoes a transformation and learns an important lesson to become the epic hero.
What is the Belly of the Whale?
The type of 'truth' Aphra Behn was interested in when writing Oroonoko.
What is 'moral' truth?
The scientific term coined in 18th century; the process of using electricity to reanimate body parts.
What is galvanism?
Annotation skills.
What are the skills which accompany close reading such as: highlighting, underlining, making notes, etc. to better understand a text?