MASTERPIECES OF THE WESTERN WORLD I: 1100-1700
| Instructor: Brian W. Gastle | Office: Memorial 319 | CMLT 207.010 |
| E-Mail: bgastle@Udel.edu | Phone: x6597 | Class Time: MWF 10:10-11:00 |
| http://odin.english.udel.edu/bgastle/index.html | Fax: X1586 | Office Hours: MW 3:30-4:30 |
GOALS OF THE COURSE
> to read and become familiar with important Medieval and Renaissance (1100-1700) writings of Western Europe
> to become familiar with techniques of reading, interpreting, analyzing, and discussing literature, especially literature from the past
> to become comfortable with historical and cultural issues of Western Europe from about A. D. 1100 - 1700
> to improve reading, writing, and speaking skills.
Texts
Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces Sixth Edition, Vol 1
Nibelungenlied Trans. Hatto
Photocopy Package (Reserve Readings)
REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING POLICY
| Exam #1 | 20% | Final Exam (cumulative) | 35% | |
| Exam #2 | 20% | Quizzes & Class Participation | 25% |
* No make-up quizzes will be given.
* You must fulfill all the requirements of the class.
SCHEDULE
| Wed | 9/3 | Introduction
Historical transformation from Epic to Romance |
| Fri | 9/5 | Defining Fin Amor
from Andreas Capellanus "Art of Courtly Love" (on reserve) |
| Mon | 9/8 | The Chanson de Geste
from The Song of Roland (read entire excerpt in Norton Anthology) |
| Wed | 9/10 | Poetry and Politics
from The Song of Roland |
| Fri | 9/12 | Character and Generic Constraints
from The Song of Roland |
| Mon | 9/15 | The Germanic Heroic Tradition
from The Nibelungenlied |
| Wed | 9/17 | Folklore and Heroic Development
from The Nibelungenlied |
| Fri | 9/19 | Gender Trouble in Heroic Narrative
from The Nibelungenlied |
| Mon | 9/22 | From Epic to Romance
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Part I and Part 2) |
| Wed | 9/24 | Gender Trouble in Heroic Narrative II
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Part 3 and Part 4) |
| Fri | 9/26 | Alliterative Tradition and English Pre-History
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
| Mon | 9/29 | Mock-Hero and Mock-Romance
Don Quixote (read all exerpts from Part 1 in Anthology pp. 1819-1902) |
| Wed | 10/1 | Comic Splendor and Renaissance Revision
Don Quixote (read remainder of exerpts in Anthology pp. 1902-154) |
| Fri | 10/3 | The Comedy of Don Quixote
Don Quixote |
| Mon | 10/6 | The Tragedy of Don Quixote
Don Quixote |
| Wed | 10/8 | Review Session |
| Fri | 10/10 | Exam #1 |
| Mon | 10/13 | Narrative Development in the Middle Ages and the Pre-Modern Period
Dante, Inferno (Canto I - Canto XI) |
| Wed | 10/15 | Praise and Folly - Love
Inferno (Canto XII - Canto XXII) |
| Fri | 10/17 | Praise and Folly - Hate
Inferno (Canto XXIII - XXXIV) |
| Mon | 10/20 | Fall Break Day |
| Wed | 10/22 | Poetry and Politics II
Inferno |
| Fri | 10/24 | Dealing with Disaster - The Great Plague of 1348
from The Decameron |
| Mon | 10/27 | Frame Tale and Social Commentary
from The Decameron |
| Wed | 10/29 | Allegory vs Mysogony
from The Decameron |
| Fri | 10/31 | Chaucer and Estates Satire - Frame Tale and Social Commentary II
from The Canterbury Tales - General Prologue |
| Mon | 11/3 | Fabliau and the Genius of a Mis-Placed Kiss
from The Canterbury Tales - General Prologue & Miller's Tale |
| Wed | 11/5 | Allegory vs Mysogony II
from The Canterbury Tales - Miller's Tale & Nun's Priest's Tale |
| Fri | 11/7 | Damnation and Edification
from The Canterbury Tales - Pardoner's Tale |
| Mon | 11/10 | The Renaissance Frame Tale
from The Heptameron |
| Wed | 11/12 | Genre and Gender
from The Heptameron |
| Fri | 11/14 | Medieval Mysogonies?
Eliduc |
| Mon | 11/17 | Exam #2 |
| Wed | 11/19 | Lyric Development
Troubadour Lyrics |
| Fri | 11/21 | Latin & Middle English Lyrics |
| Mon | 11/24 | Petrarch Lyrics |
| Wed | 11/26 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| Fri | 11/28 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| Mon | 12/1 | Shakespeare Lyrics |
| Wed | 12/3 | Shakespeare Lyrics |
| Fri | 12/5 | Donne Lyrics |
| Mon | 12/8 | Donne Lyrics |
| Wed | 12/10 | Explications |