English 305 - Falling in Love in The Middle Ages

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Macalester College

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Around the twelfth century in Western Europe, passionate love between man and woman became a crucial literary subject; in writing, epic made room for romance and love lyric, and love came to be as important a sphere as war in which to work out a sense of individual identity or even destiny, social bonds, religious issues, family matters. What defines the forms of medieval love in poetry and narrative We will study stories and poems from Arabia, Andalusia, France, Italy, and England. All works will be read in modern English versions. Alternate years. (4 credits)

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.macalester.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 696-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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