ENG 5500 Studies in Medieval Literature

An examination of literature and society as both developed over the thousand years that encompass the Medieval Period. While this course takes English literature and society as its core, it also acknowledges the pre-modern absence of nation states and recognizes the influences played on English literature by Celtic culture in the very early period, Nordic culture in the Anglo-Saxon Period, French culture in the high medieval period, and Italian culture in the pre- and early-Renaissance period. The course is designed to permit instructors to tailor the course according to their interests and strengths, such as focusing on Anglo-Saxon Heroic literature, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, high-medieval epics like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Medieval Drama (including mystery and morality plays), Arthurian literature, Medieval women’s literature (including the mystics), or Medieval Romance literature. Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 6080 ENG 6320
Credits: 3.0