British Literature: Medieval
General
Prefix
ENGL
Course Number
321
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
The emergence of literary traditions from Beowulf through the fifteenth-century, with special emphasis on Chaucer.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify and compare different genres of medieval literature.
Outcome
Use literary terms appropriately when discussing and writing about medieval literature.
Outcome
Analyze differences between early and late medieval literature.
Outcome
Identify and evaluate connections between medieval literary texts and historical events such as the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons, the Norman Conquest, the Black Plague, etc.
Outcome
Formulate arguments about medieval literature using close reading and theoretical approaches such as historicism, feminist criticism, etc.
Dependencies
Programs
ENGL321
is a
completion requirement
for: