FREN230 - Lancelot, Guinevere, Grail: Enigma in the Romances of Chretien de Troyes

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Academic Year 2000/2001

Lancelot, Guinevere, Grail: Enigma in the Romances of Chretien de Troyes
FREN 230 SP

Crosslistings:
MDST 230

Clusters:
Christian Studies

Chretien de Troyes, the greatest writer of medieval France, was the first to tell the stories of Lancelot and Guinevere's fatal passion and of the quest for the Holy Grail. Written at the height of the Renaissance of the 12th-century, his Arthurian tales became the basis for all future retellings of the legend. We will read these tales in depth, paying particular attention to their enigmatic quality.

MAJOR READINGS

Chretein de Troyes, EREC ET ENIDE, CLIGES, LE CHEVALIER AU LION, LE CHEVALIER DE LA CHARRETTE, LE CONTE DU GRAAL

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Several short papers of different kinds (both creative and analytic), which students will revise.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is taught in French. All readings, written assignments, and class discussions will be in French. Students should have completed FREN223, FREN224 or another upper-level course before enrolling in this one.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rider,John Jeffrey

Times: .M.W.F. 11:00AM-11:50AM; Location: RLAN106

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 5

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: 5 FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001