Love, War, and a Few Monsters: An Introduction to Medieval Literature
ENGL 293
Fall 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 295 |
This course engages with a selection of French and English literature from around 1200 to 1400, with an emphasis on the popular genres of romance and epic. Our authors and works will include Marie de France's and Béroul's poems of magical and doomed love; contacts between Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Song of Roland and the Song of the Cid; and finally Chaucer's masterpiece The Canterbury Tales. Some of the topics that we will examine are the politics of chivalry and crusading, medieval views of gender and sexuality, religious controversies, and representations of the world beyond Europe. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Literature)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Andreas Capellanus, THE ART OF COURTLY LOVE
Béroul, TRISTAN and Thomas of Britain, TRISTAN
Abelard and Heloise, LETTERS
POEMS OF THE TROUBADOURS
Chrétien de Troyes, ARTHURIAN ROMANCES
THE SONG OF ROLAND
Chaucer, CANTERBURY TALES
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly response papers; 2 formal essays (one 5-6pp, one 8-10pp) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course meets the Literary History I requirement of the English major. |
| Instructor(s): Nisse,Ruth Times: ..T.R.. 08:50AM-10:10AM; Location: ZLKA106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 11 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 5 | FR: 5 |
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