The Canterbury Tales

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course will introduce Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales , but it does more than that. The generic and formal diversity of Chaucer’s collection allows for discussion of medieval literary form and content, while also introducing significant aspects of medieval culture (the problem of “courtly love,” medical theory and political life). Further, the course allows discussion of manuscript tradition and theories of influence. Credit will be granted for only one of ENGL 290 or ENGL 390. Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or 111 or equivalent. Three credits.