ENGLISH 841 - arthurian literature,shakespeare and the elizabethan theatre:from allegory to Inwardness

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Rhodes College

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Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Humanities (Literature). This course will begin with the exploration of the history and literary development of the greatest medieval hero - Arthur, king of the Britons ? C with special concentration on the trials of heroic identity in medieval literature. The study goes from the first story of Arthur in Geoffrey o f Monmouth? ? History of the kings of brita in through the development of the legend in French courtly and spiritual literature, to Thom as Malory 's mo rte d'art hur. The second part of the course will address the representation of the trials of heroic character found in English Renaissance literature. Plays to inc lude Marlo we's dr. fa ustu s and Jew of M alta , and Shakespe are's Haml et and merchant of ve

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rhodes.edu

Phone Number:

(901) 843-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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