Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Andreas Capellanus: The Art of Courtly Love, (btw. 1174-1186) DE ARTE HONESTE AMANDI [The Art of Courtly Love], Book Two: On the Rules of Love Marriage is no real excuse for not loving. He who is not jealous cannot love. No one can be bound by a double love. It is well known that love […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Chivalry “Chivalry” comes from the French word chevalier, a “man on horseback.” The Age of Chivalry, as an historical concept, refers to the period in European history between the First Crusade (c. 1100) and the Reformation (c.1500). The concept of the chivalric knight is largely a literary version that grew out of the cycles of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 23rd, 2008 9 Comments »
Post your character analysis here (before next Tuesday’s class, please!). Think about how the author builds on our assumption about social roles to undermine the portrait we are given by the narrator. For example: Prioress/Nun The nun is not really very “nunly.” She’s more concerned with ettiquiette and looking courtly than spritiual issues. She worries […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Write 1-2 paragraphs explaining what you think is the common ground between the stories in the Thousand and One Nights. Think about why the Norton editors chose those particular stories, and try to explain what you think their reasoning was. Due 10/20 @7pm.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 11th, 2008 No Comments »
This is another simple one: Write me 1-2 paragraphs explaining which text you’d want to write a five page paper on and why. This is going to help us gear up to our one formal essay, and I want you to think of your topic. So, just brainstorm a little and talk about what most […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Simple: Is Medea a tragic hero? Your answer in 200 – 500 words. As usual, one quotation is required. Due 10/1 @ 5pm