MDVL 411

Fall 2012

Part of Term 1
Aug 27-Dec 12
Chaucer
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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Same as ENGL 411. See ENGL 411.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
46885
Lecture-Discussion
1G
12:00PM -12:50PM
MWF
English Building
Camargo, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/27/12-12/12/12
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
We will read and discuss the General Prologue and a dozen of the narratives that make up Geoffrey Chaucer?s last major work, the Canterbury Tales. Our goal will be to appreciate Chaucer?s language, his poetic innovations, the literary traditions within and against which he wrote, and the ideological tensions that defined the world in which he lived. Topics that will be emphasized in class discussions include Chaucer?s experiments with genre, characterization, and narrative voice; the lively debates he stages around gender and sexuality, power and social status, and the moral responsibilities of poets; and the complex interplay of courtly and intellectual ideologies that shapes his identity as a writer in fourteenth-century England. In addition to a research paper and a final examination, graded work will include short written responses to discussion questions and occasional quizzes and microthemes.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
46884
Lecture-Discussion
1U
12:00PM -12:50PM
MWF
English Building
Camargo, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/27/12-12/12/12
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
We will read and discuss the General Prologue and a dozen of the narratives that make up Geoffrey Chaucer?s last major work, the Canterbury Tales. Our goal will be to appreciate Chaucer?s language, his poetic innovations, the literary traditions within and against which he wrote, and the ideological tensions that defined the world in which he lived. Topics that will be emphasized in class discussions include Chaucer?s experiments with genre, characterization, and narrative voice; the lively debates he stages around gender and sexuality, power and social status, and the moral responsibilities of poets; and the complex interplay of courtly and intellectual ideologies that shapes his identity as a writer in fourteenth-century England. In addition to a research paper and a final examination, graded work will include short written responses to discussion questions and occasional quizzes and microthemes.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
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