ENG 432A - Chaucer

(3 units) CO12

Selections from the works of Chaucer read in Middle English with emphasis on the Canterbury Tales.

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing OR ENG 303.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply their knowledge of Middle English grammar to read poetry and prose.
2. analyze the tales according to their generic horizons as well as their contexts in The Canterbury Tales.
3. analyze the ethical situations within tales, between the tellers and their tales, and among the pilgrims.
4. distinguish between late Medieval and modern ethics.

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