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ENGL 426

CHAUCERS COURTLY POETRY

3 credits.

Poetry of the most famous and influential medieval English poet, from his short lyrics on love through his dream visions of talking birds and castles built on ice to the historical romance Troilus and Criseyde. Readings will be in the original Middle English; no prior experience with the language is required.

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique critical issues surrounding Geoffrey Chaucer's courtly poetry. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop ability reading texts written in Medieval English. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique critical issues surrounding Geoffrey Chaucer's courtly poetry. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop ability reading texts written in Medieval English. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate

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