ROMANCE IN THE WESTERN MIDDLE AGES
HSS 403, Spring 2005
Office: 409 Cullimore Hall
Hours: Th, 1-3, and by appointment
Mail: Humanities Dep't, NJIT, Newark, NJ 07102
Professor Burt Kimmelman
Phone: 973.596.3376, 3266
Fax: 973.642.4689
E-Mail: kimmelman@njit.edu
Website: http://web.njit.edu/~kimmelma

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%