| Course Title: Chaucer: 'The Canterbury Tales' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: Known as a storyteller par excellence, Chaucer was also a famous reader of classical epic, romance, and philosophy. This research seminar will give students the opportunity to read the Canterbury Tales in light of the work's cultural, historical, and literary contexts. Throughout the semester, students will engage with Chaucer's tales and his favorite sources to examine and discuss his representations of gender and class, his perspectives on religious authority, his use of the English vernacular, and his commitment to poetry. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Wesley Yu | 413-538-2825 | wyu@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Discussion | Tuesday | 01:30PM - 04:20PM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ENGL-199 and 8 credits in the department. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Meets the English department's legacy pre-1700 requirement. |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Canterbury Tales Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 11551114844 Publisher: Broadview Press |
Required | 32.95 |
| Title: The Consolation of Philosophy (R. Green translation) Author: Boethius, Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781612470454 Publisher: Martino Publishing |
Required | 6.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Please order online. |