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ENGL 606

Studies in Early English Literature and Medieval Literature

3 credits · Graduate

Winter 2026 · The Pearl-Manuscript

Topics

  • Middle English alliterative verse
  • Arthurian romance
  • Manuscript study
  • Translation
  • Ricardian literary culture

Readings

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Pearl; Patience; Cleanness (British Library Cotton Nero A.x).
    Listed reading
  • Chrétien de Troyes, selected texts in translation.
    Listed reading
  • Le Chevalier à l’Epée; La Vengeance Raguidel; La Mule sans Frein.
    Listed reading
  • Extracts from The Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman and Confessio Amantis.
    Listed reading
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