ENGL 351
Spring 2017
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 351, RELI 351, CJST 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. We will also look at how the Jews are depicted in subsequent Christian writing. We will read texts originally written in Hebrew, French, and Latin (all in translation) as well as English, giving us 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 popularity of Jewish-Christian debate as a literary form, the Crusades, gender roles and gender fluidity, Jewish and Christian apocalyptic programs, and the curious afterlife of 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: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
| Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
| Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly response papers; final research paper (15-20 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. |
| Instructor(s): Nisse,Ruth Times: ....R.. 02:50PM-05:30PM; Location: FISK403; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 12 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
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