ELL2014F 2007
It goes without saying that I expect you to have read relevant extracts and set critical readings before the tuts in which we discuss them, and to have copies in front of you in class. A detailed program, below, lays out what you need to do, although I may supplement this by setting extra readings during classes.
Seminar 8
(Wed and Thur 4th, 10am)
Please note that the programme has changed slightly owing to the tutorial we missed while I was ill. The revised structure, below, replaces the one in your course handout.
| DATE | TOPIC | READING/ESSAYS DUE |
| 28 Feb | Intro, course outline. Romance as genre. |
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| 1 March | Romance as genre | |
| 7 March | Romance as genre | Barron Ch. 1 - "Introduction: The Nature of Romance" |
| 8 March | Chrétien de Troyes, "The Knight with the Lion" | |
| 14 March | Chrétien de Troyes, "The Knight with the Lion" | First short exercise due: Frye and "Knight with the Lion" Northrop Frye, "The Mythos of Summer: Romance", Anatomy of Criticism pp. 186-203 |
| 15 March | Chrétien de Troyes, "The Knight with the Lion" | |
| 21 March | Public holiday, no seminar | |
| 22 March | "King Horn" | (tut missed) |
| 28 March | "King Horn" | |
| 29 March | "King Horn" | |
| 31 March - 9 April | 10-DAY VAC | |
| 11 April | "King Horn" | Richard Kaeuper, "The societal role of chivalry in romance" |
| 12 April | "Sir Launfal" | Second short exercise due: Jameson and "Sir Launfal" Frederic Jameson (1975) "Magical narrative: Romance as genre." New Literary History 7 (1), Autumn 1975. |
| 18 April | "Sir Launfal" | |
| 19 April | "Sir Launfal" | |
| 25 April | Chaucer, "Wife of Bath’s Tale" | |
| 26 April | Chaucer, "Wife of Bath's Tale" | FIRST ESSAY DUE |
| 2 May | Chaucer, "Wife of Bath's Tale" | |
| 3 May | Sir Thomas Malory, "A Noble Tale of Sir Lancelot du Lake" | |
| 9 May | Sir Thomas Malory, "A Noble Tale of Sir Lancelot du Lake". | |
| 10 May | Sir Thomas Malory, "A Noble Tale of Sir Lancelot du Lake" | |
| 16 May | Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, Book III (The Legend of Britomart) See here for specific sections to read. |
Third short exercise due: women and romance. Sheila Fisher, "Women and men in late medieval English romance" |
| 17 May | Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, Book III (The Legend of Britomart) | |
| 23 May | Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, Book III (The Legend of Britomart) | |
| 24 May | Final discussion | |
| 25 May - 31 June | Consolidation week | SECOND ESSAY DUE |
Seminar 9
(Thur 6th and 7th, 2-3.30pm)
Please note that the programme has changed slightly owing to the tutorial we missed while I was ill. The revised structure, below, replaces the one in your course handout.
| DATE | TOPIC | READING/ESSAYS DUE |
| 1 March | Intro, course outline. Romance as genre. |
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| 8 March | Romance as genre Chrétien de Troyes, "The Knight with the Lion" |
Barron Ch. 1 - "Introduction: The Nature of Romance" |
| 15 March | Chrétien de Troyes, "The Knight with the Lion" | First short exercise due: Frye and "Knight with the Lion" Northrop Frye, "The Mythos of Summer: Romance", Anatomy of Criticism pp. 186-203 |
| 22 March | "King Horn" | (missed tut) |
| 29 March | "King Horn" | Richard Kaeuper, "The societal role of chivalry in romance" |
| 10-DAY VAC | ||
| 12 April | "King Horn" "Sir Launfal" |
Second short exercise due: Jameson and "Sir Launfal" Frederic Jameson (1975) "Magical narrative: Romance as genre." New Literary History 7 (1), Autumn 1975. |
| 19 April | "Sir Launfal" | |
| 26 April | Chaucer, "Wife of Bath's Tale" | FIRST ESSAY DUE |
| 3 May | Chaucer, "Wife of Bath's Tale" Sir Thomas Malory, "A Noble Tale of Sir Lancelot du Lake" |
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| 10 May | Sir Thomas Malory, "A Noble Tale of Sir Lancelot du Lake". | |
| 17 May | Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, Book III (The Legend of Britomart) See here for specific sections to read. |
Third short exercise due: women and romance. Sheila Fisher, "Women and men in late medieval English romance" |
| 24 May | Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queen, Book III (The Legend of Britomart) | |
| 25-31 May | Consolidation week, no lectures | Wed 30th May: SECOND ESSAY DUE |