| Call Number | 20813 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
TR 8:40am-9:55am OTHR OTHER |
| Points | 0 |
| Grading Mode | Ungraded |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Eleanor Johnson |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | (Lecture). Beginning with an overview of late medieval literary culture in England, this course will cover the entire Canterbury Tales in the original Middle English. We will explore the narrative and organizational logics that underpin the project overall, while also treating each individual tale as a coherent literary offering, positioned deliberately and recognizably on the map of late medieval cultural convention. We will consider the conditions—both historical and aesthetic—that informed Chaucer’s motley composition, and will compare his work with other large-scale fictive works of the period. Our ultimate project will be the assessment of the Tales at once as a self-consciously “medieval” production, keen to explore and exploit the boundaries of literary convention, and as a ground-breaking literary event, which set the stage for renaissance literature. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Auditing |
| Enrollment | 5 students (10 max) as of 12:06PM Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
| Subject | English |
| Number | GU4729 |
| Section | AU1 |
| Division | Interfaculty |
| Note | FOR CLASS LOCATION SEARCH NON-AUDITING SECTION IN DIRECTORY |
| Section key | 20233ENGL4729WAU1 |