COL 387

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COL 387

Romance COL 387 SP

Not Currently Offered

This course is 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

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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