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ENGL 325, Chaucer, Spring 2014
Haas, Judith P.
Haas, Judith P.
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This course provides an introduction to the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer. Dubbed the “father” of English poetry by the writers who followed him, Chaucer is notable both for his self-conscious construction of himself as an author as well as for his role in establishing English as an emerging literary language, capable of competing with the Italian of Chaucer’s literary models and rivals--Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch. Throughout our reading of Chaucer’s poetry, we will be attentive to questions about language, genre, authorship, and literary tradition. All works will be read in the original Middle English. We will devote a portion of the course to learning to read, speak, and translate Chaucer’s dialect of Middle English. Prerequisites: Any 200-level literature course or permission from instructor.
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