ENGL 337 - Making of Medieval English Literature

4 credit(s)
An advanced study of the major works of Anglo-Norman and Middle English literature (673-1485 CE), whose production was informed by vernacular developments in religious life, commonwealth politics, and the rise of the individual. Questions of individual and collective subjectivities will be explored via early Anglo-Saxon poetry, “Beowulf,” “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “Everyman,” and other mystery cycle plays, as well as works by Geoffrey of Manmouth, Marie de France, Geoffery Chaucer, Margery Kempe, and Sir Thomas Mallory, among others.

Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Historical Context.Prerequisite(s): ENGW 201.