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Spring 2012ENGL 420.2TTH3:30 - 4:45RH209 Nicole Clifton

Title: Arthurian Literature

Course Description: Representative medieval works, in both Middle English and translation from European languages, with consideration of their influence on later Arthuriana.

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Detailed Course Description:

Classes will typically include some combination of lecture, discussion, and a participatory activity.  We will read a variety of Arthurian literature from the Middle Ages (Middle English texts will be read in the original language; other literatures in translation) and some texts from later periods, including the 19th and 20th centuries.

 

Course Requirements:

Most weeks, students will submit a one-page paper.  Regular attendance and participation are required.  Students must also read and report on an Arthurian work not on the syllabus.  There will be two papers of 3-5 pages.

 

Required Texts:

Assigned texts may include the following:  Sir Thomas Malory, Morte D'Arthur;  The Alliterative Morte Arthure;  Geoffrey Chaucer, Wife of Bath's Tale;  The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell;  Sir Gawain and the Green Knight;  Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

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