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.

Christine de Pizan. City of Ladies (Cité des Dames). Tr. Earl J. Richards. New York: Persea Books, 1983.

Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy : Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. Tr. Allen Mandelbaum. New York: Bantam, 1992.

Langland, William. The Vision of Piers the Plowman. Ed. E. Talbot Donaldson, Judith H. Anderson. New York: W. W. Norton, 1990.

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

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the “Pearl” poet, Tr. Marie Borroff. New York: W. W. Norton, 1967.

Week 1:    Introduction to the course. Background readings on the Middle Ages (on-line); Troubadour Lyrics.
Week 2:    Lyrics of the Trouvères, Minnesänger, and  Dolce Stil Novisti.
Week 3:    Lyrics of the Trouvères, Minnesänger, and  Dolce Stil Novisti. Ywain: Intro. and pp. 1-56.
Week 4:    Ywain: pp. 57-113.  The Divine Comedy: Intro. and Inferno  Cantos 1-6, 8.
Week 5:    The Divine Comedy: Inferno Cantos 10,  18, 28, 31, 33-34.  Purgatorio Cantos  1-4, 9-10, 12-13, 17,
                 26-27, 30-33.
Week 6:    The Divine Comedy: Paradiso Cantos 1-4, 10, 14, 17-19, 25, 28, 30-33. The Vision of Piers
                 the Plowman: Intro., Prologue and Passus 1-4.
Week 7:    The Vision of Piers the Plowman: Passus 6-9, 11-12, 15.
Week 8:    The Vision of Piers the Plowman: Passus 16, 19-20. MIDTERM EXAMINATION.
Week 9:    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Intro. & Note on Metrical Form (at end of book),
                 & Parts 1&2.
Week 10:  Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Parts 3 & 4. Troilus and Criseyde: Book 1.
Week 11:  Troilus and Criseyde: Books 2 & 3.
Week 12:  Troilus and Criseyde: Books 4 & 5.
Week 13:  City of Ladies: pp. 1-46, 62-78, 86-94, 116-121.
Week 14:  City of Ladies: pp. 133-154,186-190, 204-205, 217-226, 240-244,
                 250-257

Written Assignments Guidelines:

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 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 precis—that is, a small version of the essay you are projecting for your term paper, about one fourth of the final length, 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 excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Term Paper:
Consists of: 1) a descriptive paper title, 2) a full-length 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 excluding textbooks, encyclopedias and dictionaries.