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106-414 Medieval Representations

Year 4 English.

Credit points: 16.7 4th year

Coordinator: Stephanie Trigg.

Contact: One 2-hour seminar per week.

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

Students who complete this subject successfully will have:

• an understanding of some medieval and modern forms of representation;
• some familiarity with medieval and modern debates about representation;
• a basic reading-knowledge of Middle English.

Content:

This subject offers a comparison of medieval and modern forms of representation, focusing on questions of knowledge and sexuality. No prior knowledge of Middle English will be assumed.

Assessment:

Written work of not more than 6,000 words.

Prescribed texts:

• Chaucer G The Nun's Priest's Tale ed S Coote Penguin
• Chaucer G The Parlement of Foulys ed D Brewer Manchester
• De France M Lais. De Pisan C The Book of the City of Ladies Picador
• Eco U The Name of the Rose Secker & Warburg
• Ladurie E Montaillou Penguin
• Mandeville J The Travels of John Mandeville Penguin

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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