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Discipline(s) : Anglais
Medieval and Renaissance Studies I
Crédits ECTS |
3 |
Volume horaire total |
18h |
Volume horaire CM |
18h |
Langue(s) d'enseignement
Libellé inconnu
Objectifs
Late medieval culture as perceived through the prism of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Some subjects treated: the “estates” of medieval society; medieval ideas of character; verbal and visual “portraits”; medieval representations of power and authority; medieval literary genres; oral literature and performance; translation, adaptation and compilation in the Middle Ages; pilgrimage; Chaucer’s English; the canonization of Chaucer as the first great English poet.
Contrôles des connaissances
Weekly readings and discussion. An oral exposé and annotated bibliography on a background subject of the student’s choice contextualizing some aspect of Chaucer’s work in order to better understand it. Both M1 and M2 students will have a final individual oral exam on the course readings. Those enrolled in the seminar while teaching or studying abroad will submit a final paper (to be discussed in advance by email).