RELIGIOUS STUDIES 286 - Medieval Romance

Institution:

Hobart William Smith Colleges

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This course approaches the Middle Ages through its representation of love in an array of texts, manuscript illuminations, music and other artistic expressions. It investigates the cultural and social conditions that led to the 12th century "invention of love" and to the birth of a new literary genre: the "romance." This course also evaluates the gender politics and the ideal of "courtly love" as the unifying principle between emotional and physical desires, spiritual aspirations, military prowess and virtue. This is not an historical survey but it respects the chronology starting around 1150, the time the troubadour Bernard de Ventadorn, and ending with the popular romances of the 15th century. The hinge of the course is the study of the 13th century Romance of the Rose, the most influential and famous work of the Middle Ages. Other texts include romances by Chretien de Troyes and Chaucer's dream visi

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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

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Semester

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