English 316s - Topics in LateMedieval Literature:Texts and Contexts:Reading theMedieval World,1350-1530

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Mount Holyoke College

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(Speaking- and writing-intensive course; Same as History 351s-01 and Medieval Studies 300s-01) This course explores cultural and social transformations (especially in England) on the eve of "modernity." Class discussionswill ordinarily focus on selections from major English writers of the period (Chaucer, Gower, and Malory, for example), and on the relationship between their writings and other kinds of evidence about the world in which they wrote. In consultation with instructors and colleagues, students will also be expected individually to locate, analyze, and interpret a collection of primary sources such as court records, chronicles, and correspondence from a culture of their choosing in order to write a final essay on one dimension of the late medieval world. Meets Humanities I-A requirement C. Collette, H. Garrett-Goodyear Prereq. jr, sr, background in medieval history or literature, written application prior to academic advising period (http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/medst/application. shtml) is required; meets English department pre-1700 requirement; meets English department seminar requirement; 4 credits

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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