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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2026
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MDEM 109 001 (CRN: 16313)
J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Long Title: J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Department: Medieval/Early Modern Studies
Instructor: Kraebel, Andrew
Meeting: 10:00AM - 10:50AM MWF (24-AUG-2026 - 4-DEC-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 99
Section Enrolled: 5
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 99
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 45
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 198)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2026 10:47AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This course offers an introduction to the life, thought, and writings of J.R.R. Tolkien. With topics ranging from dragons, hobbits, and elves to actual medieval manuscripts, we will consider some of Tolkien’s most familiar novels, as well as his less well-known fiction and his scholarship. Particular attention will be paid to the intersections of Tolkien’s fantasy writing and his work as a philologist and scholar of medieval English literature – that is, the work of imagination involved both in the creation of fantasy worlds and in the recovery of cultures from the distant past. Cross-list: ENGL 109.