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COL 248
Chaucer and Medieval Culture
COL 248 SP
Crosslistings: MDST248
Not Currently Offered
Chaucer's major poetry will be read with care as our most
sensitive witness to the cultural crisis of the later Middle
Ages. Contemporary sources will help illustrate such issues
as the decline of chivalry and monasticism, the position
of women, heresy, the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt.
MAJOR READINGS
Geoffrey Chaucer, THE RIVERSIDE CHAUCER,
3rd edition, gen ed. Larry D. Benson
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, THE ROMANCE OF THE
ROSE, trans. Harry W. Robbins
Robert P. Miller, ed., SOURCES AND BACKGROUNDS
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two critical essays; one or
two sessions as discussion leader (with partners); one final
take-home open-book examination.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Preference given
to majors in COL, English and Medieval Studies.
This course counts toward the English Department's pre-1800
and historicity requirements.
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: Seminar Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA COL
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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