ENG 333: The Romance
Fall 2014
Schedule of Readings and Assignments
W Sept. 3: What is a romance anyway?
F Sept. 5: Daphnis and Chloe
M Sept. 8: Daphnis and Chloe; Mikhail Bakhtin, excerpt from The Dialogic Imagination, pp. 85-110
W Sept. 10: Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot, pp. 207-225
F Sept. 12: Lancelot, pp. 226-265
M Sept. 15: Lancelot, pp. 266-294; Vladimir Propp, excerpt from The Morphology of the Folktale
W Sept. 17: Chrétien de Troyes, Yvain, pp. 295-328; Erich Auerbach, “A Knight Sets Forth”
F Sept. 19: Yvain, pp. 329-358; Jacques Le Goff, “Lévi-Strauss in Brocéliande”
M Sept. 22: Yvain, pp. 359-380
W Sept. 24: Floris and Blancheflor (in MEVR);
F Sept. 26: Floris and Blancheflor; Kathleen Coyne Kelly, “The Bartering of Blauncheflor” (available on JSTOR here.)
M Sep. 29: King Horn (in MEVR); Jane Bliss, “The Context of Medieval Romance”
T Sept. 30: First Paper due (5-6 pages)
W Sept. 3: What is a romance anyway?
F Sept. 5: Daphnis and Chloe
M Sept. 8: Daphnis and Chloe; Mikhail Bakhtin, excerpt from The Dialogic Imagination, pp. 85-110
W Sept. 10: Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot, pp. 207-225
F Sept. 12: Lancelot, pp. 226-265
M Sept. 15: Lancelot, pp. 266-294; Vladimir Propp, excerpt from The Morphology of the Folktale
W Sept. 17: Chrétien de Troyes, Yvain, pp. 295-328; Erich Auerbach, “A Knight Sets Forth”
F Sept. 19: Yvain, pp. 329-358; Jacques Le Goff, “Lévi-Strauss in Brocéliande”
M Sept. 22: Yvain, pp. 359-380
W Sept. 24: Floris and Blancheflor (in MEVR);
F Sept. 26: Floris and Blancheflor; Kathleen Coyne Kelly, “The Bartering of Blauncheflor” (available on JSTOR here.)
M Sep. 29: King Horn (in MEVR); Jane Bliss, “The Context of Medieval Romance”
T Sept. 30: First Paper due (5-6 pages)
W Oct. 1: Havelok the Dane (in MEVR); Robert Levine, “Who Composed Havelok for Whom?” (available on JSTOR here).
F Oct. 3: Havelok the Dane
M Oct. 6: Sir Launfal (in MEVR); Helen Cooper, excerpt from The English Romance in Time, pp. 1-44
W Oct. 8: Sir Orfeo (in MEVR)
F Oct. 10: Gamelyn (in MEVR)
M Oct. 13: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts 1 and 2
W Oct. 15: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts 3 and 4
F Oct. 17: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part 4; Carolyn Dinshaw, “A Kiss Is Just a Kiss: Heterosexuality and Its Consolations in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (available on JSTOR here).
Fall Break (Oct. 18-Oct. 26)
M Oct. 27: Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle (in MEVR)
W Oct. 29: Sir Thomas Malory, Morte D’Arthur, pp. 1-48; Terence McCarthy, “How To Read the Morte Darthur”
And for an overview of the life and work of Sir Thomas Malory, click here.
F Oct. 31: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 49-127. Optional addendum: read the story of Pelleas and Ettarde, pp. 135-140.
M Nov. 3: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 175-208
F Oct. 3: Havelok the Dane
M Oct. 6: Sir Launfal (in MEVR); Helen Cooper, excerpt from The English Romance in Time, pp. 1-44
W Oct. 8: Sir Orfeo (in MEVR)
F Oct. 10: Gamelyn (in MEVR)
M Oct. 13: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts 1 and 2
W Oct. 15: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts 3 and 4
F Oct. 17: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part 4; Carolyn Dinshaw, “A Kiss Is Just a Kiss: Heterosexuality and Its Consolations in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” (available on JSTOR here).
Fall Break (Oct. 18-Oct. 26)
M Oct. 27: Sir Gawain and the Carle of Carlisle (in MEVR)
W Oct. 29: Sir Thomas Malory, Morte D’Arthur, pp. 1-48; Terence McCarthy, “How To Read the Morte Darthur”
And for an overview of the life and work of Sir Thomas Malory, click here.
F Oct. 31: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 49-127. Optional addendum: read the story of Pelleas and Ettarde, pp. 135-140.
M Nov. 3: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 175-208
W Nov. 5: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 209-277; Geraldine Heng, "Enchanted Ground: The Feminine Subtext in Malory"
F Nov. 7: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 608-642; 655-674
M Nov. 10: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 706-784
T Nov. 11: Second Paper Due (5-6 pages)
W Nov. 12: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 785-837
F Nov. 14: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 838-864
M Nov. 17: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 865-911
W Nov. 19: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 912-938; Felicity Riddy, "Divisions"
F Nov. 21: H. Rider Haggard, She, 35-135
M Nov. 24: She, 136-222
W Nov. 26: She, 223-280; H. Rider Haggard, “About Fiction,” in She, 290-299; Augustus Moore, “Rider Haggard and ‘The New Romance’” in She, 299-302
Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 27-Nov. 30)
M Dec. 1: William Morris, The Wood Beyond the World, pp. 1-126
W Dec. 3: The Wood Beyond the World, pp. 126-261
F Dec. 5: J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, pp. 1-91
M Dec. 8: The Hobbit, pp. 92-201
T Dec. 9: Third Paper Due (5-6 pages)
W Dec. 10: The Hobbit, pp. 202-297
Course Policies
Attendance
Near-perfect attendance, both mental and physical, is required. More than two absences will affect the course grade. More than four absences jeopardizes your chances of passing the course.
Late Papers
I do not write comments on papers that are passed in late without a documented excuse. Furthermore, late papers are subject to the standard grade deduction of half a grade per day late.
Grading
For those of you who are interested, the final course grade will be calculated thus:
Paper 1 (due Sept. 30): 30% Paper 2 (due Nov. 4): 30%
Paper 3 (due Dec. 9): 30% Class Participation: 10%
F Nov. 7: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 608-642; 655-674
M Nov. 10: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 706-784
T Nov. 11: Second Paper Due (5-6 pages)
W Nov. 12: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 785-837
F Nov. 14: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 838-864
M Nov. 17: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 865-911
W Nov. 19: Morte D’Arthur, pp. 912-938; Felicity Riddy, "Divisions"
F Nov. 21: H. Rider Haggard, She, 35-135
M Nov. 24: She, 136-222
W Nov. 26: She, 223-280; H. Rider Haggard, “About Fiction,” in She, 290-299; Augustus Moore, “Rider Haggard and ‘The New Romance’” in She, 299-302
Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 27-Nov. 30)
M Dec. 1: William Morris, The Wood Beyond the World, pp. 1-126
W Dec. 3: The Wood Beyond the World, pp. 126-261
F Dec. 5: J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, pp. 1-91
M Dec. 8: The Hobbit, pp. 92-201
T Dec. 9: Third Paper Due (5-6 pages)
W Dec. 10: The Hobbit, pp. 202-297
Course Policies
Attendance
Near-perfect attendance, both mental and physical, is required. More than two absences will affect the course grade. More than four absences jeopardizes your chances of passing the course.
Late Papers
I do not write comments on papers that are passed in late without a documented excuse. Furthermore, late papers are subject to the standard grade deduction of half a grade per day late.
Grading
For those of you who are interested, the final course grade will be calculated thus:
Paper 1 (due Sept. 30): 30% Paper 2 (due Nov. 4): 30%
Paper 3 (due Dec. 9): 30% Class Participation: 10%