ENG 204 - Chaucer

Institution:
University of Rochester
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Chaucer is one of the wittiest, most insightful, and intellectually alert of all English poets. A marvelous craftsman and social commentator, he quite rightly deserves the accolade of “first” among modern writers. A master in the subtleties of cognition and philosophical voicing, he has amazed readers for six hundred years with his range of empirical, speculative, and observational psychology. We will study the basic works of Chaucer – his dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Canterbury Tales, with some background reading in Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy and Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun’s Romance of the Rose. Emphasis will be put on the performative components of his writing and reading theory. Students will write two papers, do occasional in-class writing, and take a final examination. All Chaucer readings will be in Middle English. Class attendance is required.
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4.00
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Regional Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
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