English 70 - Literature Before the Mid-Seventeenth Century

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 1009S: 12 In 08F at 10 (section 1), Romance in Medieval England. A consideration of the diverse and elusive genre we now call "romance," which covers anything from chivalric adventures and love stories to quasi-hagiographic and pseudo-historical narratives, from a variety of historical and theoretical perspectives. Readings may include selections from the earliest Arthurian narratives; Middle English and Anglo-Normal romances such a s Tristan, Havelock , an d Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ; and traditional Celtic tales such as th e Mabinogi. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. Course Group I. CA tags Genre-narrative, Genders and Sexualities . Otter.In 09S at 12 (section 2), Love, Gender and Marriage in Shakespeare ( Identical to Women's and Gender Studies 48.3, pending faculty approval). In Shakespeare, issues so seemingly "domestic" as love, sexuality and family are problems of such colossal significance that they could be said to constitute the focal center of the canon itsel f. Haml et a nd King Lea r, for instance, are plays more truly "about" the politics of family than they are about the politics of kingdom. Focusing on seven plays, this course will interrogate the knotty issues of love, sexuality, and family. As part of the course, students will be required to participate in at least one scene product ion. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. Course Group I. CA tags Genre-drama, Genders and Sexualit ies. Boo

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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