English 425.001 - CHAUCER - Spring 2009

 

TENTATIVE COURSE SYLLABUS


Jan. 27 Registration & Introduction
Jan. 29 Middle English Pronunciation & The Mother Tongue
Feb. 3 The Chaucer Web Site
Feb. 5 The General Prologue (14) Lines 1-18 memorized
Feb. 10 The General Prologue (cont.)
Feb. 12 Knight's Tale, Parts 1 & 2 (29)
Feb. 17 Knight's Tale, Parts 2 & 3 (cont.)
Feb. 19 Knight's Tale, Parts 3 & 4 (cont.)
Feb. 24 Miller's Tale (11) Research paper topic selected
Feb. 26 Reeve's Tale, Cook's Tale (10)
Mar. 3 Man of Law's Tale (18)
Mar. 5 Wife of Bath's Tale (17)
Mar. 10 Friar's Tale, Summoner's Tale (15) Paper topic change deadline
Mar. 12 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Mar. 15-22 SPRING BREAK - No Classes  
Mar. 24 Clerk's Tale (16)
Mar. 26 Merchant's Tale (16)
Mar. 31 Squire's Tale (9)
Apr. 2 Franklin's Tale (11) Apr. 6 - Last day to drop with W
Apr. 7 Physician's Tale, Pardoner's Tale, Shipman's Tale (13)
Apr. 9 Prioress's Tale, Tale of Sir Thopas (14)  
Apr. 14 Nun's Priest's Tale, Second Nun's Tale (18)  
Apr. 16 Canon Yeoman's Tale, Manciple's Tale (17)  
Apr. 21 Parson's Tale, Chaucer's Retraction (21) Research Paper Due
Apr. 23 Troilus and Criseyde - Book I (16)  
Apr. 28 Troilus and Criseyde - Book II (24)  
Apr. 30 Troilus and Criseyde - Book III (cont.)  
May 5 Troilus and Criseyde - Book IV (22)  
May 7 No Class - Instructor at Medieval Conference  
May 12 Troilus and Criseyde - Book V (24)  
May 14 FINAL EXAMINATION (Thursday, 12:30-2:30pm)  

(Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of assigned pages in Middle English text)