ENGH250
The Medieval Period: Mapping the Anglo-American Literary Tradition
English
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
ENGH
Course Number
250
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, MECW: Major-English:CreativeWriting, MENL: Major-English:Literature, MEWC: Major-English:Writing/Comms, ENEL: Minor-Engl:Literature Elective, NENL: Minor-English:Literature, NWES: Minor-Western Heritage
Course Short Title
The Medieval Period
Course Long Title
The Medieval Period: Mapping the Anglo-American Literary Tradition
Course Description
Explores the dynamic relations among author, reader, theme, form, culture and intertextuality through an examination of representative Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Norman-French and English texts. Traces the development of English manuscript literature from its oral story-telling beginnings up to the advent of printing. Special attention may be given to the rise of literacy and its impact on narrative and poetry. Authors/texts may include: Beowulf, Arthurian romance, Marie de France, The Tain, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, medieval drama, and of course, Chaucer.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Equivalent Course(s)
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