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ENG 4115

Medieval Literature: Seminar

3 units

Fall 2026 · The Canterbury Tales and Their Modern Rewritings

Topics

  • Chaucer adaptations
  • Storytelling frameworks
  • Identity

Readings

  • The Canterbury Tales
    Geoffrey Chaucer · 2nd edition; Robert Boenig and Andrew Taylor, editors; Broadview, 2012 · Listed course text
  • The Miller’s Tale: Wahala Dey O!
    Ufuoma Overo-Tarimo · Jessica Lockhart et al., editors; CreateSpace, 2018 · Listed course text; PDF distributed
  • Patience Agbabi, Telling Tales (2014).
  • Zadie Smith, The Wife of Willesden.
  • BBC, The Wife of Bath’s Tale (2003).
  • Refugee Tales initiative; four volumes mentioned in overview.
Sources