ENGL 40135 - Literature of Late Medieval England

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will survey various kinds of late medieval English writing, from the chivalric romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, to the dream vision, Piers Plowman, to the spiritual autobiography of Margery Kempe. We will focus on the language of the period, reading several of these texts in Middle English or in facing-page translations, as well as relevant aspects of medieval culture, its modes of representation, its literary genres, its social and political conflicts.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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