DATE READINGS ASSIGNMENTS January 17 Reading Middle English; General Prologue 1-42 January 19 General Prologue 43-360; E. Talbot Donaldson,“Chaucer
the Pilgrim” January 24 General Prologue 361-858; ; "The End of the Middle Ages" online
tutorial deadline January 26 Knight's Tale I (859-1354) January 31 Knight's Tale II-III (1355-2482) February 2 Knight's Tale IV (2483-3108);David Aers, “Imagination,
Order and Ideology: The Knight’s Tale” February 7 Miller's Prologue and Tale February 9 Reeve's Prologue and Tale; Cook's Prologue and Tale; What
is a fragment anyway? February 14 Man of Law's Tale 1-875 February 16 Man of Law’s Tale 876-1190; Susan Schibanoff, “Worlds
Apart: Orientalism, Antifeminism and Heresy in Chaucer’s Man of
Law’s Tale” February 21 February 23 The Wife of Bath's Tale; Mary Carruthers, “The
Wife of Bath and the Painting of Lions” February 28 Friar's Prologue and Tale March 9 Clerk’s Tale IV-VI (610-1212)
February 17
Deadline to choose final research topic
March 2
Summoner's Prologue and Tale
March 3
Paper # 1 due
March 7
Clerk’s Prologue and Tale I-III (1-609)
Spring Break
| March 21 |
Merchant's Prologue and Tale 1213-2056 |
Reading quiz |
| March 23 | Finish Merchant's Tale and Epilogue; Intro to Squire's Tale; Words of the Franklin to the Squire (672-709) | Verse assignment #2 |
| March 24 |
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Annotated Bibliography Due |
| March 28 |
Franklin's Prologue and Tale |
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| March 30 |
Intro to Pardoner’s Tale; Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale; C.David Benson, “Chaucer’s Pardoner: His Sexuality and Modern Critics” |
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| April 4 |
The Shipman's Tale |
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| April 6 |
Prioress’ Prologue and Tale |
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| April 11 |
Chaucer’s Tales: Sir Thopas and Melibee |
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| April 13 |
Monk's Prologue and ll. 1991-2094 (Lucifer, Adam and Sampson); ll.2247-2374 (Cenobia); Prologue of the Nun's Priest's Tale |
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| April 18 |
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| April 20 |
Second Nun's Prologue and Tale |
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| April 25 |
Parson's Prologue (1-74); 1st and last paragraphs of Parson's Tale; Chaucer's Retraction, p. 328. |
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| April 27 |
Chaucerian Feast; presentation of projects |
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| May 6 |
Exam due by 5:00 (seniors) |
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| May 12 | Exam due by noon (everyone else) |