ENGLISH 217 - Chaucer

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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Description:

Chaucer composed his poetry in the context of peasant risings, religious heresy, English imperialism, and the aftermath of the Black Death. Focusing primarily on The Canterbury Tales, this course investigates issues surrounding the authorship, language, audience, and ideologies of Chaucer's work within the larger cultural, social, and political context of late medieval England. Readings may also include Troilus and Criseyde, The Legend of Good Women, and some of Chaucer's short poems.(Erussard , offered alternate years)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HWS.EDU

Phone Number:

(315) 781-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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