Schedule of Readings

Week 1 [Undergraduate classes begin Thursday, 23 September]


Week 2 [Graduate classes begin] Tuesday, 28 September
Introduction
Defining the Middle Ages

Week 3 Tuesday, 5 October
Anglo-Saxons, Vikings . . . and Klingons

Week 4 Tuesday 12 October
Lyrics, Medieval and Modern

Week 5 Tuesday, 19 October
The (Secular and Religious) Body and the Self: Medicine, Theology, Law, Magic


Week 6 Tuesday, 26 October
Love and Romance

draft of proposal for paper due

Week 7 Tuesday, 2 November
Arthurian Romance: Text, Art, and Film

formal proposal (with bibliography) due

Week 8 Tuesday, 9 November
Arthurian Romance, con't

Week 9 Tuesday, 16 November
Beyond Europe: Maps and Travel Literature

The Idea of History

Week 10 Tuesday, 23 November
The Idea of History, con't


Week 11 Tuesday, 30 November
Religious Texts: Drama, Passion, and Vision


Week 12 Tuesday, 7 December
Religious Texts: Drama, Passion, and Vision, con't

in class, informal presentation of paper-in-progress


paper due 15 December

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