| HSS 403, Spring 2005 Office: 409 Cullimore Hall Hours: Th, 1-3, and by appointment Mail: Humanities Dep't, NJIT, Newark, NJ 07102 |
COURSE TEXTS
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.
Marie de France. The Lais of Marie De France. Trans. Glyn S. Burgess, and Keith Busby. New York: Penguin, 1999.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tr. Marie Borroff. New York: W. W. Norton, 1967.
Troubadour, Trouvére, Dolce Stil Nuovo,
and Minnesinger Lyrics (all in this list is optional--required poems
are
specified here
and below in the syllabus):
Troubadour
and Early Occitan Literature (contains lyrics in original and
translation)
Troubadour
Lyrics (not translated)
Troubadours
(background, context, with links)
Chants
de Trouvéres (lyrics and music, not translated)
The
Medieval Lyric
The
Medieval Lyric (an anthology of texts)
Troubadours,
Trouvères and Minnesingers
Yahoo
Directory of Courtly Lyric
Other Online Literary Resources
See also:
Humanities Resources Links (http://web.njit.edu/~kimmelma/humanities.htm).
Writing Guides Links (http://web.njit.edu/~kimmelma/writing.html).
Documentation Guides Links (http://web.njit.edu/~kimmelma/documentation.html).
Annotated
Bibliography Sample
Abbreviations
for Marking Papers
COURSE SCHEDULE
(see WebCT course calendar for specific dates)
1: Introducing ourselves and general introduction to the course.
2: Background readings on the Middle Ages (Online
Literary Resources); The Art of Courtly Love
Introduction
and
pp. 27-36, 68-83, 107-41, 151-212.
3: Lyrics of the Troubadours, Trouvères, Minnesänger, and
Dolce Stil Novisti
(click here: http://web.njit.edu/~kimmelma/hss403romanceDLLoveLyrics.html).
4: Ywain, pp. v-48.
5: Ywain, pp. 48-113.
6: The Lais of Marie De France, Introduction and pp. 41-85. Annotated
Bibliography
due.
7: The Lais of Marie De France, pp. 86-126.
8: The Romance of the Rose, Introduction, pp. ix-xxii; pp. 3-58
(ll. 1-3815), pp. 134-38
(ll. 8697-8963).
9: The Romance of the Rose, pp. 259-335 (ll. 16707-21780). Term
Paper Announcment due.
10. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Introduction and Parts 1
and 2.
11. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts 3 and 4.
12: Troilus and Criseyde, Introduction and Books 1 and 2.
13: Troilus and Criseyde, Books 3 and 4. Prospectus due.
14: Troilus and Criseyde, Book 5.
15: Course review. Group Web Pages due.
16: Research Term Paper due.
17. Reflective Paper on the Middle Ages due.
18: Final Examination due.
COURSE GRADE
Group Webpage, 5%
Annotated Bibliography, 5%
Term Paper Announcement, 5%
Prospectus, 10%
End of Term Paper, 20%
Reflective Paper, 5%
Final Examination, 20%
Course Participation (Group and Individual), 30%