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GERM278
Love, War and the Desire for God: Medieval Literature, 800 - 1400
GERM278 FA
Crosslistings: COL 280
Not Currently Offered
This course will present a selection of oral and written
literature of the Middle Ages, concentrating on three areas:
the (originally) largely oral literature of the heroic epic
and the Norse sagas; the courtly literature of around the
year 1200, including the courtly romances and the courtly
love-song; and selections from the later Middle Ages.
Themes examined will be order and disorder, profane love,
spirituality, orality, literacy.
MAJOR READINGS
BEOWULF
THE NIBELUNGENLIED
NJAL'S SAGA
THE SONG OF ROLAND
Courtly Romances of Chretien de Troyes, Gottfried von
Strassburg, and Wolfram von Eschenbach
A Selection of Songs of the Troubadours, Trouveres, and
Minnesaenger
Boccaccio's DECAMERON
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Four short papers, a
mid-semester examination and a final examination.
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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA GERM
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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