Discussion topics roughly divided T/R. Read the assignments
BEFORE the day on which they appear to prepare for discussion. I might swap
in some other readings later in the semester. Watch the Website for updates
to the assignment schedule and links to related sites. This schedule is not
written in stone; it's only meant as a rough guide to help you estimate the
progress of the course.
| WK 1 | WK 2 | WK 3 | WK 4 | WK 5 | WK 6 | WK 7 | WK 8 | WK 9 | WK 10 | WK 11 | WK 12 | WK 13 | WK 14 | WK 15 | WK 16 |
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Introduction to medieval Britain, its culture, and its literature / Longman Anthology, pp. 3-17; Bede pp. 120-3; 125-7, and The Cotton Maxims (handout); Study questions to consider when reading ESSAY 1 DUE TUES. WK 4 BY 4. P.M. |
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Week 2:
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Anglo-Saxon poetry of the Exeter Book:"The Wanderer," "The Wife's Lament" pp. 153-6; 156-8; Riddles, "Alphabet," "Pen," #1, 2, 4 pp. 158-61 / Beowulf, pp. 27-51, line 868; Study questions to consider when reading get password-protected .pdf of other
translations of "The Wife's Lament" |
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Week 3:
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Beowulf, pp. 51, line 869-92 end / "Judith," pp. 109-14; Study questions to consider when reading |
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Week 4:
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ESSAY 1 DUE TUES. BY 4 P.M.; Anglo-Saxon lit wrap-up; Arthurian Legend, pp. 163-8; Chronicles--Geoffrey of Monmouth, pp. 168-75 / Gerald of Wales, pp. 175-7; Edward I and response, pp. 177-80 |
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Week 5:
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EXAM 1 (50 minutes); Britain in the 12th-14th centuries, pp. 17-25 / Romance Tradition; courtly love according to Andreas Capellanus--print a password-protected .pdf of the Rules of Courtly Love from The Art of Courtly Love and also a brief guide to understanding courtly love |
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Week 6:
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Marie de France, Lanval, pp. 181-98 / Marie de France, Bisclavret (The Werewolf)--print a password-protected .pdf of Bisclavret; Study questions to consider when reading ESSAY 2 DUE THURS. WK 9 BY 4 P.M. |
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Week 7:
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, pp. 200-58 / Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, pp. 200-58 |
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Week 8:
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, pp. 200-58 / no class, work on take-home quiz (i.e., study question responses) to turn in Tuesday |
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Take-home quiz (i.e., study question responses) due; Britain in the 15th century, pp. 25-6; intro to Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur, pp. 259-62; Morte Darthur, pp. 270-79 / ESSAY 2 DUE THURS. BY 4 P.M.; Morte Darthur, pp. 279- 89. LONG ESSAY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE TUES. WK 16 BY 4 P.M. ANNOTATIONS FOR 7 SOURCES WITH PHOTOCOPIES OF FIRST PAGE OF TEXT FOR EACH SOURCE DUE TUES. WK 13 BY 4 P.M. Download sample bibliography entries Download a list of helpful online resources for the research project |
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Week 10:
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Wrap up Malory / Chaucer, pp. 293-8; The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, pp.316-57 |
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Week 11:
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Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Tale, pp. 375-403 / Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Tale, pp. 375-403 |
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Week 12:
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Week 13:
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Mandeville's Travels--print .pdf / EXAM II (50 MINUTES); exploration, Marvels of the East, pilgrimage; ANNOTATIONS FOR 7 SOURCES WITH PHOTOCOPIES OF FIRST PAGE OF TEXT FOR EACH SOURCE DUE THURS. BY 4 P.M. (staple the photocopies to the back of your bibliography pages--label each photocopy with author name at top) |
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Week 14:
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BREAK******************************* |
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Week 15: |
Medieval Drama—intro to play cycles and collections;begin discussing the York Plays--Fall of the Angels, Fall of Man, The Flood; download fact sheet on early drama for use in class/discuss the York Plays--Fall of the Angels, Fall of Man, The Flood; watch performance video of York Cycle |
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Week 16:
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OPTIONAL ESSAY 3 DUE TUES, BY 4 P.M.; Medieval
Drama—the Chester Noah play--print .pdf /
LONG ESSAY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE THURS. BY 4 P.M.;Towneley Herod the Great--print .pdf; class evaluations
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Finals week meeting time: MONDAY, DEC. 11, noon-2 p.m. For more on presentation options, click here.