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Fall 2023  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Knights and Pilgrims in Medieval Literature (32083)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Pillsbury Hall 214
Enrollment Status:
Closed (25 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Medieval writers and readers were fascinated by stories about knights and about pilgrims. In this course, we study some of the best-known and most compelling narratives and poems from the Middle Ages. Although written hundreds of years ago, these literary works speak to us of the human desire to strive for meaning and excellence, to work toward shared ideas of community, and to explore worlds beyond the sometimes narrow confines of home. Knights and pilgrims appear as central figures in a wide range of literary works. Some of the texts are humorous, like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in which pilgrims, from social classes ranging from knights to tradespeople, travel together and tell stories. Some are exciting and emotional, like Malory's retelling of stories about King Arthur and his knights. Others provide us with explorations of longing for change: in these works people search for new kinds of social and spiritual life such as Margery Kempe's autobiographical account of her experiences as a pilgrim to Rome and the Holy Land. Still others, such as Langland's Piers Plowman, which incorporates pilgrimage and chivalric quest, critique and explode static ideas about social problems such as poverty and hunger. Some draw our attention to the dangers and turmoil involved in love and relationships, such as Marie de France's courtly, aristocratic lays: Marie's knights and ladies take up the search for love and meaning. Some, finally, invite us to imagine ourselves in mysterious otherworlds, such as Mandeville's Travels and Sir Orfeo, both of which focus on travel and self knowledge. These exciting and challenging works continue to speak to us about the quest to pursue ideals and to change the world and ourselves.
Class Description:
In this course we study literary works from the English Middle Ages. Representative authors read may include Chaucer, the anonymous Gawain-poet, Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and the anonymous authors of the morality and cycle plays. The course concentrates on formal elements of the literature and pays special attention to the language of the works under consideration, some of which will be read in the original language (Middle English). Students do not need prior training in the language but should be open to working on pronunciation and reading. In the course we attend to historical, literary, and theoretical concerns. Library research, individual and group projects, quizzes, and in-class writing are important components of the course. Active class participation is required and attendance (taken daily) is mandatory. Students will write interpretive essays and will take several exams.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32083/1239
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2009

Spring 2023  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Knights and Pilgrims in Medieval Literature (64567)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Mode
Meets With:
MEST 3101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Pillsbury Hall 412
Enrollment Status:
Open (27 of 28 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Medieval writers and readers were fascinated by stories about knights and about pilgrims. In this course, we study some of the best-known and most compelling narratives and poems from the Middle Ages. Although written hundreds of years ago, these literary works speak to us of the human desire to strive for meaning and excellence, to work toward shared ideas of community, and to explore worlds beyond the sometimes narrow confines of home. Knights and pilgrims appear as central figures in a wide range of literary works. Some of the texts are humorous, like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in which pilgrims, from social classes ranging from knights to tradespeople, travel together and tell stories. Some are exciting and emotional, like Malory's retelling of stories about King Arthur and his knights. Others provide us with explorations of longing for change: in these works people search for new kinds of social and spiritual life such as Margery Kempe's autobiographical account of her experiences as a pilgrim to Rome and the Holy Land. Still others, such as Langland's Piers Plowman, which incorporates pilgrimage and chivalric quest, critique and explode static ideas about social problems such as poverty and hunger. Some draw our attention to the dangers and turmoil involved in love and relationships, such as Marie de France's courtly, aristocratic lays: Marie's knights and ladies take up the search for love and meaning. Some, finally, invite us to imagine ourselves in mysterious otherworlds, such as Mandeville's Travels and Sir Orfeo, both of which focus on travel and self knowledge. These exciting and challenging works continue to speak to us about the quest to pursue ideals and to change the world and ourselves.
Class Notes:
This semester's version of "Knights and Pilgrims" (aka: "Survey of Medieval British Literature") will focus on the earlier Middle Ages (from about 500-1200 CE): more "Warriors and Druids" than "Knights and Pilgrims." We will also adopt a comparative literature-style approach to the period in order to do justice to the multi-lingual mix of cultures and traditions in the North Sea region, centering upon Britain. We will study three great traditions of the early Middle Ages: "Anglo-Saxon" (sometimes now termed "Early English"), Norse, and Celtic. All texts will be read in translation. Our Celtic unit will feature the Old Irish sagas and tales of the hero Cuchulainn and the collection of Middle Welsh tales of magic, love and heroism known as The Mabinogion. In our Norse/Viking unit we will read two Old Norse sagas of mythical heroes and explore the mythological poems of the Poetic Edda. Our Anglo-Saxon unit will survey a variety of Old English prose and poetry: heroic poems (including Beowulf), riddles, chronicles, elegies, devotional lyrics, sermons, and saints' lives. These seven hundred years of history left behind a wealth of fascinating, strange and moving texts; our primary goal will be to make these voices speak to us once again. To this end we will apply the necessary historical, aesthetic and generic contexts in order to conjure up the world of these texts and understand them on their own terms. We will cover a wide variety of topics such as manuscript culture, epic and romance, magic and monsters, war, heroism, religious practices (both Christian and pagan), women and gender, comedy and tragedy, orality and literacy, folklore, medieval notions of the body, soul and cosmos. A special focus will be on pre-Christian ("pagan") beliefs in all these traditions and the process of conversion to Christianity. No previous experience with medieval literature is necessary or expected.
Class Description:
This course is an in-depth introduction to the vernacular literary cultures of the British Isles, from approximately 500-1500 A.D. One thousand years of history left behind a wealth of fascinating, strange and moving texts; our primary goal will be to make these voices speak to us once again. To this end we will apply the necessary historical, aesthetic and generic contexts in order to conjure up the world of these texts and understand them on their own terms. We will cover a wide variety of topics such as manuscript culture, epic and romance, war, heroism, religious faith, allegory, women and gender, knighthood and courtly love, comedy and tragedy, medieval notions of the body, soul and cosmos. We will read Old English, Old Irish and Middle Welsh literature (all in translation); we will also read a number of Middle English texts, some in translation, some in the original. Texts will include lyrics, the Irish saga of the hero Cuchulainn, Beowulf and a variety of other Anglo-Saxon works, the collection of Welsh tales of magic, love and heroism known as The Mabinogi, stories of chivalry and Arthur's knights such as Sir Orfeo, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Morte Darthur, selected works of Chaucer. No previous experience with medieval literature is necessary or expected.
Grading:
15% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
10% Quizzes
15% Class Participation
Exam Format:
objective questions and essays
Class Format:
50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:
80 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64567/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

Fall 2021  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Knights and Pilgrims in Medieval Literature (33562)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Pillsbury Hall 311
Enrollment Status:
Open (25 of 28 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Medieval writers and readers were fascinated by stories about knights and about pilgrims. In this course, we study some of the best-known and most compelling narratives and poems from the Middle Ages. Although written hundreds of years ago, these literary works speak to us of the human desire to strive for meaning and excellence, to work toward shared ideas of community, and to explore worlds beyond the sometimes narrow confines of home. Knights and pilgrims appear as central figures in a wide range of literary works. Some of the texts are humorous, like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in which pilgrims, from social classes ranging from knights to tradespeople, travel together and tell stories. Some are exciting and emotional, like Malory's retelling of stories about King Arthur and his knights. Others provide us with explorations of longing for change: in these works people search for new kinds of social and spiritual life such as Margery Kempe's autobiographical account of her experiences as a pilgrim to Rome and the Holy Land. Still others, such as Langland's Piers Plowman, which incorporates pilgrimage and chivalric quest, critique and explode static ideas about social problems such as poverty and hunger. Some draw our attention to the dangers and turmoil involved in love and relationships, such as Marie de France's courtly, aristocratic lays: Marie's knights and ladies take up the search for love and meaning. Some, finally, invite us to imagine ourselves in mysterious otherworlds, such as Mandeville's Travels and Sir Orfeo, both of which focus on travel and self knowledge. These exciting and challenging works continue to speak to us about the quest to pursue ideals and to change the world and ourselves.
Class Description:
In this course we study literary works from the English Middle Ages. Representative authors read may include Chaucer, the anonymous Gawain-poet, Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and the anonymous authors of the morality and cycle plays. The course concentrates on formal elements of the literature and pays special attention to the language of the works under consideration, some of which will be read in the original language (Middle English). Students do not need prior training in the language but should be open to working on pronunciation and reading. In the course we attend to historical, literary, and theoretical concerns. Library research, individual and group projects, quizzes, and in-class writing are important components of the course. Active class participation is required and attendance (taken daily) is mandatory. Students will write interpretive essays and will take several exams.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33562/1219
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2009

Spring 2019  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Survey of Medieval English Literature (64754)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
MEST 3101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 302
Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major/representative Medieval English works, including Sir Gawain the Green Knight, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich's Revelations, and Malory's Morte D'Arthur.
Class Description:
In this course we study literary works from the English Middle Ages. Representative authors read may include Chaucer, the anonymous Gawain-poet, Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and the anonymous authors of the morality and cycle plays. The course concentrates on formal elements of the literature and pays special attention to the language of the works under consideration, some of which will be read in the original language (Middle English). Students do not need prior training in the language but should be open to working on pronunciation and reading. In the course we attend to historical, literary, and theoretical concerns. Library research, individual and group projects, quizzes, and in-class writing are important components of the course. Active class participation is required and attendance (taken daily) is mandatory. Students will write interpretive essays and will take several exams.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64754/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2009

Fall 2017  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Survey of Medieval English Literature (34517)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
MEST 3101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Blegen Hall 110
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major/representative Medieval English works, including Sir Gawain the Green Knight, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich's Revelations, and Malory's Morte D'Arthur.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?farbe004+ENGL3101+Fall2017
Class Description:
Major/representative Medieval English works, including Sir Gawain the Green Knight, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich's Revelations, and Malory's Morte D'Arthur.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34517/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 March 2017

Spring 2017  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Survey of Medieval English Literature (65051)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
MEST 3101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 203
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major/representative Medieval English works, including Sir Gawain the Green Knight, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich's Revelations, and Malory's Morte D'Arthur.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?krugx001+ENGL3101+Spring2017
Class Description:
In this course we study literary works from the English Middle Ages. Representative authors read may include Chaucer, the anonymous Gawain-poet, Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and the anonymous authors of the morality and cycle plays. The course concentrates on formal elements of the literature and pays special attention to the language of the works under consideration, some of which will be read in the original language (Middle English). Students do not need prior training in the language but should be open to working on pronunciation and reading. In the course we attend to historical, literary, and theoretical concerns. Library research, individual and group projects, quizzes, and in-class writing are important components of the course. Active class participation is required and attendance (taken daily) is mandatory. Students will write interpretive essays and will take several exams.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65051/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2009

Spring 2015  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Survey of Medieval English Literature (61602)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
MEST 3610 Section 002
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 203
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major/representative Medieval English works, including Sir Gawain the Green Knight, Chaucer.s Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich.s Revelations, and Malory.s Morte D.Arthur.
Class Description:
In this course we study literary works from the English Middle Ages. Representative authors read may include Chaucer, the anonymous Gawain-poet, Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and the anonymous authors of the morality and cycle plays. The course concentrates on formal elements of the literature and pays special attention to the language of the works under consideration, some of which will be read in the original language (Middle English). Students do not need prior training in the language but should be open to working on pronunciation and reading. In the course we attend to historical, literary, and theoretical concerns. Library research, individual and group projects, quizzes, and in-class writing are important components of the course. Active class participation is required and attendance (taken daily) is mandatory. Students will write interpretive essays and will take several exams.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/61602/1153
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 October 2009

Spring 2014  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Survey of Medieval English Literature (69003)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
MEST 3610 Section 007
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 121
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major/representative Medieval English works, including Sir Gawain the Green Knight, Chaucer.s Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich.s Revelations, and Malory.s Morte D.Arthur.
Class Description:
The medieval period is typically dated from 500-1500AD; while it ended some more than 500 years ago, the stories, genres, and literary techniques common to this time continue to endure even into our contemporary moment. One need only look at our own pop culture to see the influence of the Middle Ages. Not only are stories from this period being adapted and retold quite often (like in the rather loosely-based CGI Beowulf, Syfy's Merlin, or even the Starz series Camelot), but many movies and TV shows owe much of their narrative setting and structure to the Middle Ages (LoTR, the Hobbit, Game of Thrones, and even parodies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail all, for instance, evoke many of the tropes and details germane to this particular period). In this course, then, we'll return to the source, to those narratives that have proven foundational for so much in our collective imaginations and, hopefully, start to understand why literature from this period looms so large today. While this course engages only with British literature, it will nonetheless embody the notion of the "survey" in the fullest sense of the word. We'll range widely through not only through some more traditional Old and Middle English literature--like Beowulf and Chaucer--but also some less familiar texts. We'll read, for instance, the fantastical Welsh Mabinogi, hear of the exploits of the Hound of Ulster in the Tain, and meet a werewolf in Marie de France's Bisclavret. While many of these texts are written in languages different from our own, we'll read almost all in translation, so no particular linguistic acumen will be necessary; Middle English will prove the exception, as we'll read some of this material in the original (don't worry, I'll give you all the tools to make this as accessible as possible). Throughout the course we'll engage with questions like the nature of genre and literary form, the relationship between epic and romance, the representation of war and conquest, religious faith, women and gender, chivalry, and the supernatural. No previous experience with medieval literature is necessary or expected.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/69003/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
8 November 2013

Spring 2013  |  ENGL 3101 Section 001: Survey of Medieval English Literature (55859)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
MEST 3610 Section 007
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 355
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major/representative Medieval English works, including Sir Gawain the Green Knight, Chaucer.s Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Book of Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich.s Revelations, and Malory.s Morte D.Arthur.
Class Description:
This course is an in-depth introduction to the vernacular literary cultures of the British Isles, from approximately 500-1500 A.D. One thousand years of history left behind a wealth of fascinating, strange and moving texts; our primary goal will be to make these voices speak to us once again. To this end we will apply the necessary historical, aesthetic and generic contexts in order to conjure up the world of these texts and understand them on their own terms. We will cover a wide variety of topics such as manuscript culture, epic and romance, war, heroism, religious faith, allegory, women and gender, knighthood and courtly love, comedy and tragedy, medieval notions of the body, soul and cosmos. We will read Old English, Old Irish and Middle Welsh literature (all in translation); we will also read a number of Middle English texts, some in translation, some in the original. Texts will include lyrics, the Irish saga of the hero Cuchulainn, Beowulf and a variety of other Anglo-Saxon works, the collection of Welsh tales of magic, love and heroism known as The Mabinogi, stories of chivalry and Arthur's knights such as Sir Orfeo, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Morte Darthur, selected works of Chaucer. No previous experience with medieval literature is necessary or expected.
Grading:
15% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
10% Quizzes
15% Class Participation
Exam Format:
objective questions and essays
Class Format:
50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:
80 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55859/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
21 May 2007

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