FREN234 - Days and Knights of the Round Table

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Days and Knights of the Round Table
FREN 234 SP

Crosslistings:
MDST 234

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, L'HISTOIRE DES ROIS DE BRETAGNE, LE ROMAN DE TRISTAN ET ISEUT
Marie de France, LANVAL LE LAI DU COR
Chrétien de Troyes, EREC ET ENIDE, LE CHEVALIER AU LION, LE CHEVALIER DE LA CHARRETTE, LE CONTE DU GRAAL

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Frequent short papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Additional Requirements and/or comments: While any student who has completed FREN 215 (with a minimum grade of B) or has placed out of FREN 215 through the placement test may sign up for this course, it is an introductory course intended for students who have just completed FREN 215 or not taken more than one course in French beyond 215 and not yet studied abroad in a French-speaking country. Readings, written assignments and class discussions will be in French. Only COL students may take this course for credit. All others must take it for a letter grade.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rider,Jeff

Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: RLAN106;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 18)

SR. major: 0 Jr. major: 0

SR. non-major: 0 Jr. non-major: 0 SO: 9 FR: 9

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006