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Aug 26

Introduction and procedures; some necessary lecturing on the historicity of Arthur. Evolution of Arthur powerpoint. After class, read Geoffrey Ashe, "The Origins of the Arthurian Legends," http://faculty.smu.edu/bwheeler/ARTHUR/ashe.pdf. Read Field for next week.

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Sept 2

The Malory Question: Who was this guy? Discuss Field and Ashe; Cax, “Chronologies.” Caxton, Prologue & Epilogue, 814-819;  Meale, Cax 865-82.  Starting Point 1 due. E-mail Dr K if you have lost the Turnitin information.

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Sept 9

Cax 1-112 or Vin “The Tale of King Arthur;” Cax, “Reading Malory’s English;” Cax, “Sources,” 699-709. Bonnie Wheeler, “King Arthur and the Seductions of Chivalry.”  Some discussion of style: Field, Cax 830-835, and McCarthy, Cax 856-865.

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Sept 16
Caley & Leanna

War of the Editors: Cax 113-150 (or Vin 111-146); Cax, “Sources,” 719.  Starting Point 2 due. Field: "Caxton's Roman War;" see Siân Echard, “Caxton and Winchester,” and the Baylor “Le Morte Darthur Online” project edited by Karen Brown Campbell. Look at Echard's page illustrating differences in the two editions:  http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/sechard/344win.htm

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Sept 23
Stephen & Michelle

The Noble Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake; Cax, “Sources,” 720-726. Andreas Capellanus, De Amore: Andreas Cappellanus (general note). As time permits, look at the source in Chretien de Troyes, Lancelot: Or the Knight of the Cart (available online at the Berkeley Sunsite: http://omacl.org/Lancelot/). The problematic term "courtly love."

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Sept 30
Josh & Leanna

Walker Percy, Lancelot; Michael Kobre, "The Teller and the Tale;"  Mark Johnson, "Lancelot: Percy's Romance." Starting point 3 due.

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Oct 7
Stephen & Steven

The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkeney. Eric Auerbach, "The Knight Sets Forth," from Mimesis. Available at http://faculty.smu.edu/bwheeler/chivalry/mimesis.pdf. Decide tonight how we're going to handle the movies to be discussed on 10/28 and 11/11.

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Oct 14
Mindy & Steven

The Book (or First and Second Tale) of Sir Tristram de Lyones; Cax, “Sources,” 726-733. Larry D. Benson, "Courtly Love and Chivalry in the Later Middle Ages." Available at http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/lifemann/love/ben-love.htm.  Starting point 4 due.

Oct 19-20

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Oct 21
Mindy & Christina

 The Noble Tale of the Sangreal; Cax, “Sources,” 733-740. For more background, try the Norton Anthology of English Literature online: http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/middleages/topic_2/vulgate.htm; and explore the U of Idaho site on “The Fisher King,” http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/grail/fisher/ . Tennyson, "The Holy Grail," from Idylls of the King.

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Oct 23

Last day to withdraw from courses (automatic ‘N’) without documentation of extenuating circumstances.

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Oct 28
Michelle & Kim

Terry Gilliam, The Fisher King (Director’s Cut); Ray Thompson, “Conceptions of King Arthur in the 20^th Century”; Robert Blanch, “The Fisher King in Gotham.” Paper Abstract due by noon.

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Nov. 4
Caley & Christina

The Tale of Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere; William Morris, The Defence of Guenevere. Starting point 5 due.

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Nov 11
Sam & Whitney

Antoine Fuqua, King Arthur (Director’s Cut); John Heath-Stubbs, Artorius. Kevin Harty, “Where is the Cinematic Arthur to be Found?”; Sullivan, “Cinema Arthuriana without Malory?”Annotated bibliography due by noon.

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Nov 18
Kim & Josh & Christina

The Most Piteous Tale of the Morte Arthur Saunz Guerdon; Riddy, “Divisions,” 882-893. Harris, "Treason by Imagination;" Field, "Malory's Mordred." Starting point 6 due.

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Nov 25

Thanksgiving Break begins. No classes. Enjoy your holidays!

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Dec 2
Whitney & Sam

T. H. White, The Once and Future King. Marie Nelson, "T.H. White: Master of Transformations;" Alan Lupack, "The Once and Future King: The Book That Grows Up." Starting point 7 due.

Dec 9

6:30 p.m.   Exam schedule available at http://www.winthrop.edu/recandreg/calendars/default.htm. Travel plans or work schedules are not reasons to reschedule examinations.