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Jan 18 |
Introduction |
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Jan 20 |
Making History: Romance of Arthur I, II. Winston Churchill, "The Birth of Britain" (packet). |
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Jan 25 |
Celtic Connections: Culhwch and Olwen (RA III), Dream of Rhonabwy (packet) |
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Jan 27 |
Much Ado about Merlin: Geoffrey of Monmouth (RA IV), Prose Merlin and Suite du Merlin (RA XIV) |
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January 28 |
Bibliography exercise due (2-3 pages) |
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February 1 |
Chretien de Troyes: Yvain |
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February 3 |
Chretien, Erec and Enide |
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February 8 |
Chretien, The Knight of the Cart |
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February 10 |
Critical readings on The Knight of the Cart (packet) |
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February 15 |
Chretien, Perceval |
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February 17 |
Critical readings on Perceval (packet) |
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February 22 |
Chastity Tests: The Saga of the Mantle (RA IX); The Lay of the Horn (packet) |
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February 24 |
Marie de France: Lanval (packet), Chievrefueil (RA XI) |
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March 1 |
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I -II (RA XVI) |
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March 3 |
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight III-IV (RA XVI) |
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Date |
Readings |
WebForum |
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March 15 |
Other Gawains: The Mule without a Bridle, The Knight of the Sword (packet) |
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March 17 |
The Wedding of Sir Gawain (RA XVII); Froissart, from the Chronicles (packet). |
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March 18 |
Paper Due on Medieval Text: 4-6 pages |
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March 22 |
The Alliterative Morte Arthur (RA XIX) |
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March 24 |
Sir Thomas Malory: Caxton's Preface; Books I-III (1-101); John of Salisbury, from the Policratus (packet). |
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March 29 |
Malory: Book VI (The Tale of Sir Lancelot )and Book VII (The Tale of Sir Gareth) (175-275) |
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March 31 |
Malory: The Holy Grail: Book XIII chs i-viii (655-664); xvii-xx (682-689); Book XIV; Book XVII (744-783) |
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April 5 |
Malory: Books XVIII and XIX (Lancelot and Guenevere) |
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April 7 |
Malory: Books XX and XXI (The Morte Arthur) |
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April 12 |
Tennyson, The Idylls of the King: Dedication, The Coming of Arthur, Gareth and Lynette, Merlin and Vivien |
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April 14 |
Idylls of the King: Lancelot and Elaine, Guinevere, The Passing of Arthur, Epilogue: To the Queen |
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April 15 |
Paper Due on Contemporary Text: 4-6 pages |
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April 19 |
T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland |
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April 21 |
The Wasteland |
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April 26 |
Robertson Davies, The Lyre of Orpheus 1-6 (pp741-985) |
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April 28 |
The Lyre of Orpheus 7-8 (pp986-1136) |
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