EN 311: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Spring Semester 2012
Wednesday 11:00-1:30
Syllabus
Subject to revision
Wednesday 1/18: Introduction: Chaucer’s England, Chaucer’s English
Wednesday 1/25: The General Prologue
Wednesday 2/1: The Knight's Tale, Parts 1-2
Supplemental reading: Selections from Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy
Wednesday 2/8: The Knight's Tale, Parts 3-4
Wednesday 2/15: The Miller's, Reeve's and Cook's Prologues and Tales
Wednesday 2/22: The Man of Law's Tale
Wednesday 2/29: The Wife of Bath's Prologue
Wednesday 3/7: The Wife of Bath's Tale and The Shipman's Tale
[Spring Break]
Wednesday 3/21: The Friar's and Summoner's Prologues and Tales
Wednesday 3/28: The Clerk's and Merchant's Prologues and Tales
Wednesday 4/4: The Squire's and Franklin's Prologues and Tales
Wednesday 4/11: The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale
Wednesday 4/18: The Prioress's and Second Nun's Prologues and Tales
Monday 4/23 and Tuesday 4/24: Individual conferences on the critical research paper.
Wednesday 4/25: The Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas; the Monk's and Nun's Priest's Prologues and Tales
Wednesday 5/2: (Last class meeting) The Parson's Prologue and Chaucer's Retraction
Monday 5/7, 3:00 PM: Final exam.
Critical research paper returned with grades and comments.
Portfolio of response papers and summative essay due.
Friday 5/11: Revisions of critical research paper due.