ENGL 351
Fall 2013
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 351, RELI 351 |
| Certificates: Jewish and Israel Studies |
This course will consider relations between the Jewish minority and their Christian neighbors in England before the Jews' expulsion in 1290 and also the effect of the expulsion on subsequent Christian writing. We will read texts originally written in Hebrew, French, and Latin (in translation) as well as English to get a sense of the conversations that took place between two groups that were both inextricably bound together and set apart by centuries of conflict and persecution. Among the issues we will explore are the Christian study of Hebrew biblical commentary; the popularity of the Jewish-Christian debate as a literary form; the Crusades; competing Jewish and Christian apocalyptic programs; and the curious afterlife of Insular Jews in Middle English literature. |
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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: (CJST-MN)(MDST-MN)(MDST)(MDST-Art/Arch)(MDST-History)(MDST-Lang/Lit)(MDST-Phil/Reli) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Jewish Crusade Chronicles and Poetry; Thomas of Monmouth, The Life and Miracles of William of Norwich, Chronicles of William of Newburgh, Matthew Paris et al.; Jewish-Christian Debates; Poems of Meir ben Eliahu of Norwich; The Quest of the Holy Grail; The Hebrew "King Artus"; The Croxton Play of the Sacrament; The Travels of Sir John Mandeville; Chaucer, The Prioress's Tale; The Siege of Jerusalem.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly response papers; final research paper (12-15 pp.) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the Literary History I major requirement and contributes to the British Literature concentration of the English major; fulfills the Research Seminar requirement for Honors thesis writers.
This course fulfills the "Historical Traditions" requirement for the Religion major. |
| Instructor(s): Nisse,Ruth Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: WYL115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 13 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
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