From Courtly Love to Cannibalism: Medieval Romances
ENGL 373
Spring 2025
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01
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| Crosslisting:
MDST 373 |
Romance is the narrative form of medieval sexualities and courtly love, but it also gives literary shape to social worlds in which a protagonist switches genders, skin color changes with religion, and a dog might be the hero of a narrative. In this course, we will begin with texts that date from the Romance's origins in 12th-century France and continue with the form's development up to the well-known Middle English texts of the 14th century, including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight set at King Arthur's court. Some of the topics we will consider are Romance's engagement with "chivalry," the religious and racial conflicts of the Crusades, and of course, Christian mysticism and the Holy Grail. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(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
Béroul, ROMANCE OF TRISTAN
Chretien de Troyes, ARTHURIAN ROMANCES
Marie de France, LAIS
AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE
THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAIL
ROMANCE OF SILENCE
SONG OF ROLAND
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
SIR ORFEO (Online)
THE KING OF TARS (Online)
RICHARD COER DE LYON (Online)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly Moodle forum posts; Class Presentation; Final research paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to the fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: Literary History 1, British Literature, Research Option |
| Instructor(s): Nisse,Ruth Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: DWNY200; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
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