COMPLIT 701

Telling and Retelling

Description

Most storytelling involves the reworking of existing stories. Exploration of the processes involved in retelling, including: oral transmission, rewriting in a different period or culture and adaptation from written form to cinematic or sung form. Poses questions about the psychological and social functions of retelling. Examples taken from Europe, Asia and the Pacific.

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Availability 2026

Not taught in 2026

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Points

COMPLIT 701: 30 points