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COL 387
Romance
COL 387 SP
Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:06 EST 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 26 26 0
An examination of romance as a literary genre, primarily in
narrative, though dramatic examples will also be presented.
Particular attention will be paid to the conventions of
romance and their persistence in European and American
literature, taking account of definitions of romance by
literary theoreticians. The course will emphasize medieval
romances, but other works to be read will be drawn from
among those of Apuleius, Chaucer, Malory, Ariosto,
Shakespeare, Pushkin, Twain, Kafka, Tolkien and sundry other
worthies both famed and forgotten.
MAJOR READINGS
Apuleius, GOLDEN ASS
Arthurian romances by Chretien de Troyes and others
Malory, MORTE D'ARTHUR (selections)
Shakespeare, THE WINTER'S TALE
Spenser, FAERIE QUEANE (excerpted)
Ariosto, ORLANDO FURIOSO
Laclos, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
Twain, TOM SAWYER or HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Tolkien, LORD OF THE RINGS
and some literary criticism (Frye, Jameson, et al.).
Note: Tentative, subject to change.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
No exam; three papers.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA COL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Needler, H
- Times: .T.T... 10:00AM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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