Dr. Koster
ENGL310H Fall 2004
Note: Subject to change. Check frequently for updates!
| T | Aug 24 | Overview and discussion |
| R | Aug 26 | Blamires, Introduction and selections from Ovid & Juvenal (17-30) |
| T | Aug 31 | Blamires, Scripture (31-37) and selections from St. Jerome & St. Augustine (63-82) |
| R | Sept 2 | Responses to Antifeminism (Blamires 223-243) |
| T | Sept 7 | Responses to Antifeminism (Blamires 244-270) |
| R | Sept 9 | Roman de la Rose & Boccaccio (Blamires148-176). CC ch. 12. First question paper due. |
| F | Sept 10 | Last day to elect or change s/u option |
| T | Sept 14 | Team presentations. Meet in Dacus Instructional Classroom, Library Basement. |
| R | Sept 16 | Team presentations. Meet in Dacus Instructional Classroom, Library Basement. |
| T | Sept 21 | Marie de France, Lais (online). Read Marie's Introduction, Equitan, Bisclavret, and Le Fresne. CC ch. 11. Thanks to Judy Shoaf for making these texts available. It will help if you read the so-called rules of courtly love established by Andreas Capellanus before your read these tales. |
| R | Sept 23 | Marie de France, Lais. Read Lanval, Yonec, Laustic, Chaitivel, and Chevrefoil. Second question paper due. |
| M | Sept 27 | Last day to drop courses with grade of automatic ‘N’ |
| T | Sept 28 | In praise of virginity: Millett, Hali Meiðhad and St. Margarete. CC ch. 2. |
| R | Sept 30 | In praise of enclosure: Millett, Ancrene Wisse, part 7. CC ch. 7. |
| T | Oct 5 | Ancrene Wisse, part 8. Blamires, selections from Tertullian (50-58). If you have time, I really recommend Marsha Waggoner's essay "Anchoritic Spirituality in Medieval England: The Form, the Substance, the Rule" at http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/3741/papers/awtext.htm. |
| R | Oct 7 | Blamires, 95-98 and 270-77. Third question paper due. We will discuss the long paper today. |
| T | Oct 12 | Catch-up and discussion. Take-home midterm given out. |
| R | Oct 14 | No class; instructor at a conference. Work on midterm. |
| F | Oct 15 | Fall Break |
| M | Oct 18 | Fall Break |
| T | Oct 19 | Midterm due at beginning of class. Women in the world: Blamires 38-45; Barrett 27-39 and 238-259. CC ch. 3. |
| W | Oct 20 | Advising Begins |
| R | Oct 21 | Christine de Pizan: Introduction and 15-41. CC ch. 6. |
| T | Oct 26 | Christine de Pizan, 41-45 and 155-201. |
| R | Oct 28 | Christine de Pizan, Book of the City of Ladies (116-155). |
| T | Nov 2 | Election Day. No classes; offices closed. By today you should have cleared your topic for your research project with me. |
| W | Nov 3 | Pre-registration begins |
| R | Nov 4 | Book of the City of Ladies (116-155). Yes, I know we're behind. We'll try to catch up. Stay on the assigned reading schedule even if we're discussing matters after the assigned date. |
| T | Nov 9 | Mysticism: Barrett 84-134. CC ch. 14. Fourth question paper due. |
| R | Nov 11 | Margery Kempe, Book of Margery Kempe, introduction and to p. 76. CC ch. 9. |
| T | Nov 16 | Kempe, 77-160. CC ch. 15. |
| R | Nov 18 | Kempe, 161-184 and 196-222. CC ch. 16. Final question paper due. |
| T | Nov 23 | Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Prologue (Blamires 198-222). CC ch. 4. If you want the Wife's description from the General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales, click here. |
| W | Nov 24 | Thanksgiving Break begins. No classes. |
| M | Nov 29 | Last day to withdraw from classes. |
| T | Nov 30 | Chaucer, Wife of Bath’s Tale (online). Research project due. Thanks to Larry Benson for making this interlinear translation available. |
| R | Dec 2 | Wrap-up and evaluations. |
| M | Dec 6 | Last day of classes |
| T | Dec 7 | Study Day |
| R | Dec. 9 |
Final Exam, 11:30. Exam will be open-book, open-notes. Exam schedule available at http://www.winthrop.edu/recandreg/pdf/exams/F04sched.pdf. |