Abailard, Pierre (and Héloise). The Letters of Abelard and Heloise. Intro. and Trans. Betty Radice. New York: Viking, 1974.

Capellanus, Andreas. The Art of Courtly Love. New York: Columbia University Press, 1990.

Chaucer, Geoffrey. Troilus and Criseyde. Tr. Barry Windeatt. New York: Oxford UP, 1998.

Chrétien de Troyes. Ywain: The Knight of the Lion (Yvain, Le Chevalier au Lion). Waveland Press, 1992.

De Lorris, Guillaume, and Jean De Meun. The Romance of the Rose. Trans. Frances Horgan. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Julian of Norwich. Revelations of Divine Love. Trans. Elizabeth Spearing. New York: Penguin, 1999.

Kimmelman, Burt. Compiler. Lyrics of the troubadours, trouvères, dolce stil novisti, and minnesänger (bound photocopies to be purchased at Affordable Copies, 68 Halsey Street, Newark).

Marie de France. The Lais of Marie De France. Trans. Glyn S. Burgess, and Keith Busby. New York: Penguin, 1999.

Online Literary Resources
 
 

* Midterm and Final examinations, comprehensive, essay in format.
* Four papers, the first of five hundred words, which discusses the nature of medieval courtly love, the second of five hundred words, which discusses the nature of free will, the third of one thousand words, which will take the form of a prospectus for a larger writing project (this prospectus consisting of an Introduction including a thesis statement, Summary of Argument, Section Descriptions, Conclusion, and Bibliography), and the fourth of at least two thousand words, which will be a researched, fully-documented, original and critical, discursive work that must include at least some detailed literary analysis.  The topic for the third and fourth papers is open but must be approved ahead of time by the instructor.
* Oral reports, two of them, one to be an analysis of an assigned reading, a second to be a discussion of the end of term paper (see below).
* Portfolio of all work to be handed in at end of the term.
* All papers must be word processed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, double-spaced with one inch margins, spell-checked, and to the best of one's ability grammar-checked.  If on occasion use is made of the ideas or words of someone else in one's writing, then the source(s) of those ideas and/or words must be cited; that is, when appropriate, papers must be fully documented (you must cite sources--using footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical documentation, which include specific page numbers keyed to particular passages in your text, and complete bibliographical information).  PAPERS NOT MEETING ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE READ AND WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT.

1/24: Introduction to the course.
1/31: Background readings on the Middle Ages (Online Literary Resources); The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
         pp. 57-93, 109-82, 270-71.
2/7:  The Art of Courtly Love pp. 27-36, 68-83, 107-41, 151-212.
2/14: Lyrics of the Trouvères, Minnesänger, and Dolce Stil Novisti, all pp. First Paper due.
2/21: Ywain, all pp.
2/28: The Lais of Marie De France, pp. 44-85.
3/6:   The Lais of Marie De France, pp. 86-126. Second Paper due.
3/20: MIDTERM EXAMINATION.
3/27: The Romance of the Rose, pp. 3-58 (ll. 1-3815), pp. 134-38 (ll. 8697-8963). Term Paper Announcment:
         working title, thesis statement, and one paragraph description of end-of-term research  paper, and
         bibliography due.
4/3:   The Romance of the Rose, pp. 259-335 (ll. 16707-21780).
4/10: Troilus and Criseyde, Books 1-2.
4/17: Troilus and Criseyde, Books 3-5. Prospectus due.
4/24: Revelations of Divine Love, pp. 41-57, 63-72, 81-89, 97-98, 114-15, 135-42, 151-56, 161-67, 177-80.
5/1:   Oral progress report on end-of-term research project due. Oral Reports on term papers.
5/8:   FINAL EXAMINATION.  Term research paper due.

Term Paper Announcement, 5%
Oral Reports, 10%
First Paper, 5%
Second Paper, 5%
Third Paper (Prospectus), 15%
End of Term Paper, 20%
Midterm Examination, 10%
Final Examination, 30%

It is STRONGLY recommended that research begin with the MLA Bibliography (locally to be found at the Rutgers-Newark library).

Term Paper Announcement:
Consists of 1) a descriptive paper title, 2) a one-sentence thesis statement that includes the point of your argument, the breadth of that argument, and the argument’s significant concepts and details, 3) a one-paragraph description of the writing strategy to be employed in your paper, 4) a bibliography in MLA format and alphabetized. For the purposes of this assignment, use must be made of at least three secondary research sources (including at least one non-Internet source) excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Term Paper Prospectus:
Consists of 1) a descriptive paper title, 2) a one-sentence thesis statement that includes the point of your argument, the breadth of that argument, and the argument’s significant concepts and details, 3) an abstract—that is, a one-paragraph summary of your term paper as you think it will turn out to be, 4) a a précis—that is, a small version of the essay you are projecting for your term paper, about one fourth of the final length, and fully documented, 5) paragraph-length descriptions of the writing strategy involved in each section of the essay you are projecting for your term paper, 6) a bibliography in MLA format and alphabetized. For the purposes of this assignment, use must be made of at least three secondary research sources (including at least one non-Internet source) excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Term Paper:
Consists of: 1) a descriptive paper title, 2) a full-length, fully documented essay, 3) a bibliography in MLA format and alphabetized. For the purposes of this assignment, use must be made of at least three secondary research sources (including at least one non-Internet source) excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.
 
 

At the end of the term an organized and otherwise neatly arranged portfolio must be submitted, consisting of ALL your work,
including all drafts of essays as well as materials used in preparing for and delivering oral reports.

1. Punch holes in your papers to coincide with the holes in, and bind the papers within, the HSS Department portfolio cover
(you can buy the cover at the NJIT bookstore) with posts.

2. Place a gummed label (or equivalent) on outside with:

Your Name

HSS 403
Spring, 2000
Dr. Kimmelman

3. All papers should be arranged with the latest revised version of a paper on top earlier versions, followed by the previous
version, and so on (i.e., in “descending” order). The Portfolio should be arranged in sections (in “ascending” order), with the
first section comprised of the first paper assignment, the second section the second paper assignment, and so on.

4. At the front of the portfolio place your course syllabus followed by a Table of Contents that lists each assignment, the date it was submitted, and the grade (if any) it received.