ENGL 103 B11: Case Studies in Research: Monsters in "Beowulf", J.R.R. Tolkien, and Peter Jackson

D. Bargen

J. R. R. Tolkien both had a profound influence on the interpretation of Beowulf and wrote fantasy novels that were influenced by his scholarship. We will be considering how monsters are represented by Tolkien, Peter Jackson, and Beowulf. You will have the opportunity to develop your own topic for research from the course texts.