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Academic Year 2003/2004

The High Middle Ages: The Culture of Europe Around the Year 1200
GERM 277 FA
Crosslistings:
MDST 277
GELT 277

This course is an introduction to the culture and history of medieval Europe in the 12th century. Topics will include the specific violences of the Angevin, Capetian, and Hohenstaufen dynasties; the origins of the courtly love-relationship as documented in the love songs of the troubadours and in the courtly romance; the fictional violence of the heroic epics; and the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture, especially in France.

MAJOR READINGS

Marc Bloch, FEUDAL SOCIETY
Chretien de Troyes, COURTLY ROMANCES
Gottfried von Strassburg, TRISTAN
THE NIBELUNGENLIED
THE SONG OF ROLAND
Selections from the CARMINA BURANA
Amy Kelly, ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE AND THE FOUR KINGS
Whitney Stoddard, MONASTERY & CATHEDRAL IN MEDIEVAL FRANCE
Benedict, THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT
Hildegard of Bingen, ORDO VIRTUTUM

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Papers, project reports, midterm and final exams.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA GERM    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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