ENGL 412

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Topics in Medieval Brit Lit

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced topics course exploring the literatures of medieval Britain, especially Old and/or Middle English but with some attention to Celtic, French, Latin, and Norse texts in translation.

Same as CWL 417 and MDVL 410. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated with permission of English advising office to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours if topics vary. May be repeated for graduate credit if topics vary. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 412 class schedule data for spring 2018
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	52273	Lecture-Discussion	1G	3:30PM -4:45PM	MW	150 English Building	Trilling, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Intersectionality in the Medieval British Isles Medieval Britain is often portrayed as a relatively quiet cultural backwater, far from the bright cosmopolitan centers of the Middle Ages, with rigid class distinctions, strict gender roles, and an utter lack of ethnic and religious diversity. Throughout the period, however, Insular art and culture reveals a fascination with a broad range of cultural intersections available through its literary heritage, and these texts form the foundation of what we know today as “British literature.” Our goal will be to excavate that foundation in search of a richer, more nuanced understanding of the medieval British Isles as part of a much larger cultural world. In this course, we will dive deep into the multilingual, multicultural milieu of medieval British literary production. Medieval authors wrote in English, French, Latin, Irish, Welsh, Norse and Scots; they describe encounters with Vikings and Africans, Jews and Muslims. Our readings will include Irish myth and legend, Welsh Arthuriana, Anglo-Saxon stories of the Far East, Scandivanian-influenced poetry, French romance, Middle English tales of blood libel, and the biography of a transgender prostitute. As we read, we will consider how notions of group identity are being developed and deployed across periods and genres, and we will explore the various ways that medieval authors, like modern readers, grapple with questions of difference. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	52271	Lecture-Discussion	1U	3:30PM -4:45PM	MW	150 English Building	Trilling, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/18-05/02/18 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Intersectionality in the Medieval British Isles Medieval Britain is often portrayed as a relatively quiet cultural backwater, far from the bright cosmopolitan centers of the Middle Ages, with rigid class distinctions, strict gender roles, and an utter lack of ethnic and religious diversity. Throughout the period, however, Insular art and culture reveals a fascination with a broad range of cultural intersections available through its literary heritage, and these texts form the foundation of what we know today as “British literature.” Our goal will be to excavate that foundation in search of a richer, more nuanced understanding of the medieval British Isles as part of a much larger cultural world. In this course, we will dive deep into the multilingual, multicultural milieu of medieval British literary production. Medieval authors wrote in English, French, Latin, Irish, Welsh, Norse and Scots; they describe encounters with Vikings and Africans, Jews and Muslims. Our readings will include Irish myth and legend, Welsh Arthuriana, Anglo-Saxon stories of the Far East, Scandivanian-influenced poetry, French romance, Middle English tales of blood libel, and the biography of a transgender prostitute. As we read, we will consider how notions of group identity are being developed and deployed across periods and genres, and we will explore the various ways that medieval authors, like modern readers, grapple with questions of difference. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.