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Romance
COL387 SP

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, Kaf ka, 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

Additional Requirements and/or Comments not known

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA COL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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