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COL 286
Medieval Love: Desire in Language
COL 286 FA
Crosslistings: WMST286, FIST237, MDST286
Not Currently Offered
Love in the Middle Ages was both a private experience and a
public contest whose players were Social Status, Religious
Obligation and Sexual Desire. We investigate the
development of this contest in its classical period by
concentrating primarily on the literature of French-speaking
countries in the 12th and 13th centuries. In addition to
primary-source readings (in translation), we consider the
perspectives of cultural historians such as Marc Bloch and
Georges Duby and of poststructuralist critical theorists
such as Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva.
MAJOR READINGS
Abelard and Heloise, THE LETTERS OF ABELARD
AND HELOISE
Bernard of Clairvaux, ON THE SONG OF SONGS
Guillaume IX, Jaufre Rudel, Bernard de Ventadorn, LYRICS
OF THE MALE TROUBADOURS
Tibors, Countess of Dia, Castelloza, THE WOMEN TROUBADOURS
Chretien de Troyes, ARTHURIAN ROMANCES: LANCELOT
Marie de France, THE LAIS OF MARIE DE FRANCE
Andreas Capellanus, THE ART OF COURTLY LOVE
Gottfried von Strassbourg, TRISTAN
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Thoughtful preparation,
dedicated participation in class discussion, two
interpretive essays and one creative project.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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: Discussion Seminar
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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