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About This Book\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nPrior to my adaptation, this course was created from materials originally developed from an American Literature course at J. Sargent Reynolds Community College.\u00a0 Studies in Mythology<\/em> is a modified version of the\u00a0Lumen\u00a0American Literature II<\/em> text. The original version of this book was released under a CC-BY license and is copyright by Lumen Learning.\r\n\r\nIn past versions of the course, I have used primary texts such as the Finnish Kalevala<\/em>, the Homeric Hyms, or contemporary works influenced by mythology such as Gaiman's American Gods<\/em>.\u00a0 Along with this OER text, students will be reading the Pinsky translation of Inferno<\/em>, as well as the Frank Herbert mythology-based novel Dune<\/em>.\r\n\r\nSeveral excellent sites exist on the web and collect images and out-of-copyright myth texts.\u00a0 I include some links to these, but the focus is mostly on the application of students' analytical skills to the new reading material.\r\n\r\nThe changes to this book listed are released under a CC-BY-SA license and are copyright by Joshua Dickinson of Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY.\u00a0 The text's title has been renamed Studies in Mythology<\/em>.\r\n\r\nI also adapted a\u00a0Writer's Handbook<\/em> resource for the College that goes into far more depth in coverage of the writing process and MLA style.\u00a0 This resource should be available on the SUNY list of OER textbooks and at: https:\/\/sunyjefferson.libguides.com\/JCCOERtextbooks\r\n

List of Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nList of Changes for ENG 209: Mythology text, Studies in Mythology<\/em>:\r\n\r\nRenamed part \u201cThe American Novel: Huck Finn<\/em>\u201d as \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth,\u201d deleting Twain essay and lecture material related only to Twain.\r\n\r\nDeleted the following parts: \u201cCivil Rights,\u201d \u201cAmerican Protest,\u201d \u201cWriters at Home,\u201d \u201cImmigration,\u201d \u201cThe Roaring Twenties,\u201d \u201cConsumerism,\u201d \u201cWriters at War,\u201d \u201cUtopia & Dystopia,\u201d \u201cWriters Abroad,\u201d \u201cHumor,\u201d \u201cCounterculture & Social Commentary,\u201d \u201cSex,\u201d \u201cDrugs,\u201d \u201cCivil Rights,\u201d\r\n\r\nMoved \u201cThe Negro Speaks of Rivers\u201d Hughes poem from \u201cThe Roaring Twenties\u201d part to \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth.\u201d\r\n\r\nMoved \u201cThe Goophered Grapevine\u201d from \u201cHumor\u201d to \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth.\u201d\r\n\r\nMoved \u201cFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u201d excerpt from \u201cDrugs\u201d to \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth.\u201d\r\n\r\nAdded About the Author section to End Matter.\r\n\r\nUsers are free to use, modify or adapt any of this material providing the terms of the Creative Commons licenses are adhered to.","rendered":"

About This Book
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Prior to my adaptation, this course was created from materials originally developed from an American Literature course at J. Sargent Reynolds Community College.\u00a0 Studies in Mythology<\/em> is a modified version of the\u00a0Lumen\u00a0American Literature II<\/em> text. The original version of this book was released under a CC-BY license and is copyright by Lumen Learning.<\/p>\n

In past versions of the course, I have used primary texts such as the Finnish Kalevala<\/em>, the Homeric Hyms, or contemporary works influenced by mythology such as Gaiman’s American Gods<\/em>.\u00a0 Along with this OER text, students will be reading the Pinsky translation of Inferno<\/em>, as well as the Frank Herbert mythology-based novel Dune<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Several excellent sites exist on the web and collect images and out-of-copyright myth texts.\u00a0 I include some links to these, but the focus is mostly on the application of students’ analytical skills to the new reading material.<\/p>\n

The changes to this book listed are released under a CC-BY-SA license and are copyright by Joshua Dickinson of Jefferson Community College in Watertown, NY.\u00a0 The text’s title has been renamed Studies in Mythology<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I also adapted a\u00a0Writer’s Handbook<\/em> resource for the College that goes into far more depth in coverage of the writing process and MLA style.\u00a0 This resource should be available on the SUNY list of OER textbooks and at: https:\/\/sunyjefferson.libguides.com\/JCCOERtextbooks<\/p>\n

List of Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

List of Changes for ENG 209: Mythology text, Studies in Mythology<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Renamed part \u201cThe American Novel: Huck Finn<\/em>\u201d as \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth,\u201d deleting Twain essay and lecture material related only to Twain.<\/p>\n

Deleted the following parts: \u201cCivil Rights,\u201d \u201cAmerican Protest,\u201d \u201cWriters at Home,\u201d \u201cImmigration,\u201d \u201cThe Roaring Twenties,\u201d \u201cConsumerism,\u201d \u201cWriters at War,\u201d \u201cUtopia & Dystopia,\u201d \u201cWriters Abroad,\u201d \u201cHumor,\u201d \u201cCounterculture & Social Commentary,\u201d \u201cSex,\u201d \u201cDrugs,\u201d \u201cCivil Rights,\u201d<\/p>\n

Moved \u201cThe Negro Speaks of Rivers\u201d Hughes poem from \u201cThe Roaring Twenties\u201d part to \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moved \u201cThe Goophered Grapevine\u201d from \u201cHumor\u201d to \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moved \u201cFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u201d excerpt from \u201cDrugs\u201d to \u201cAmerican Folklore & Myth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Added About the Author section to End Matter.<\/p>\n

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