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Academic Year 2003/2004

Days and Knights of the Round Table
FIST 276 FA
Crosslistings:
MDST 234
COL 253
FRST 230

This course will study the evolution of the Arthurian legend from its origins in 6th-century Britain to its fullest development in the 13th-century French Lancelot-Grail cycle. The course will look at the way the various developments of the legend were rooted in specific historical circumstances and yet contributed to the elaboration of a rich and complex narrative that has been appropriated in different ways by each succeeding period of western European culture.

MAJOR READINGS

Excerpts from various early documents.
Geoffrey of Monmouth, THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF BRITAIN.
Chretien de Troyes, EREC AND ENIDE, THE KNIGHT WITH THE LION, THE KNIGHT OF THE CART, THE STORY OF THE GRAIL
THE QUEST FOR THE GRAIL
THE DEATH OF ARTHUR
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Frequent short papers.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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