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November 2023
Standard Module
Discussion-based
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Low intensity
Note: In November 2023 this course was entitled Chrétien de Troyes: "Lancelot, Knight of the Cart" and "Erec & Enide" with the following module description:
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This course explores two works by Arthurian legend-maker, Chrétien de Troyes. In the first-ever tale of Sir Lancelot, "The Knight of the Cart," Chrétien invents the hero who loves Queen Guinevere beyond all bounds of reason—so much that he will face deadly and (even worse) socially humiliating perils to prove his devotion. In the early work, "Erec and Enide," Chrétien perhaps invents the tradition of Arthurian courtly romance itself. With Camelot as its background, the knight Erec and maiden Enide pass through a series of trials testing their bravery and love for each other.
Told with a mixture of heroic panache, comic irony, and relish for entertaining detail, these foundational works of Arthurian romance show the genius of this master story-teller of the high Middle Ages.
Required Texts
Any translation of Chretien’s romances.
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Days and Times
Meeting Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on November 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, (skip 22, 24), 29, December 1
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Wed, Nov 1
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Fri, Nov 3
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Wed, Nov 8
10:00 AM |
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Fri, Nov 10
10:00 AM |
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Wed, Nov 15
10:00 AM |
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Fri, Nov 17
10:00 AM |
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Wed, Nov 29
10:00 AM |
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Fri, Dec 1
10:00 AM |