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A topical study in medieval literature and culture where students identify and critique specific authors, periods, or genres while applying analytical methods to literary texts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jordan Zweck
Students who attended class reported that they should not have any issues, suggesting the workload was approachable for those who participated regularly.
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Spring 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleStudy of Chaucer's courtly poetry, including lyrics, dream visions, and Troilus and Criseyde, read in original Middle English without prior language experience.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleIntensive study of major Old English works like Beowulf, involving line-by-line translation and discussion of linguistic, thematic, and contextual issues. Primary texts are read in Old English.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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An examination of mythology, literature, ritual, and religion from Nordic areas and Scandinavia, focusing on pre-Christian beliefs and medieval folklore.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Scott Mellor
The course required heavy reading and assignments, with grades often dependent on essays that students described as difficult to master.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Introduction to the chronological, geographical, and generic range of post-classical Latin, covering medieval, late antique, Renaissance, and later periods.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Nandini Pandey
The class was tough in the moment, as the instructor expressed high expectations for undergraduates to match the graduate student level.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleExplores Black Death and medieval life via Boccaccio's Decameron, examining medicine, art, politics, gender, and daily existence in the Middle Ages and early modernity.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jelena Todorovic
The reviewer advised coming to class prepared and completing the readings.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025