GER 254

Spring 2007 All Classes

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The Legend of King Arthur

Credit: 3 hours.

A study of the medieval literary sources (in English translation) - chronicles, romances, lais, fabliaux, poetry - that created the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Students will study the development of and changes in the legend, both in form and content, as it crossed cultural borders in the Middle Ages, e.g., from England to the continent and from France to Germany and Scandinavia.

Same as CWL 254, and MDVL 254.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Western

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GER 254 class schedule data for spring 2007
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	45895	Lecture-Discussion	F	2:00PM -2:50PM	MWF	G36 Foreign Languages Building	Bornholdt, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/07-05/02/07 Degree Notes: Western Compartv Cult course. Section Info: The course deals with one of the most enduring medieval Christian myths, that of King Arthur. It will provide a background for understanding the popularity of King Arthur in Western culture and the appeal and use of his legend in modern music, art, cinema, fiction, and even politics. Students will investigate the Arthur of history and fiction and the spread of the Arthurian myth, including the grail and Tristan legends, in the Middle Ages. The texts read (in translation) represent English, French, German, Latin, and Welsh Arthurian literature. The course will focus on such issues as the role of women in Arthurian romance, the religious and pseudo-religious aspects of Arthurian narrative, the conflict between marriage and knighthood and between fidelity to one's lady and one's lord.