Fall 2016  |  ENGL 3110 Section 001: Medieval Literatures and Cultures: Intro to Medieval Studies -- Dreams and Dream Visions (31396)

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Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
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Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Amundson Hall 162
Course Catalog Description:
Major and representative works of the Middle Ages. Topics specified in the Class Schedule.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?krugx001+ENGL3110+Fall2016
Class Description:
Dreams and Dream Visions:
Dreams and Dream Visions is an introduction to the literary genre known as the late medieval "dream vision" and to historical and theoretical discussions of dreams. We concentrate on four English dream visions: Langland's Piers Plowman; Chaucer's Book of the Duchess and House of Fame; and the Gawain-poet's Pearl. Students need not have taken a course in Middle English literature (we read the most difficult texts in parallel text editions - books with facing Modern English/Middle English pages) but must be willing to work with the Middle English language in class. We read these works in relation to historical and contemporary discussions of dreams. In addition, we work with non-literary texts that shaped medieval ideas about dreaming including lunaries (books detailing the relationship between moon phases and dreaming), dream guides (the popular Somnia Danielis), and scriptural sources. There is also a creative/personal element incorporated into the class: students keep a weekly dream journal.

Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/31396/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 March 2016

ClassInfo Links - Fall 2016 English Classes Taught by Rebecca Krug

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