EVERYTHING ON THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Be sure to get the editions and translations that I have ordered.

Introduction

Thu Jan 4: First Day (Gildas and Nennius)

Fri Jan 5: Research: Library and Internet Resources (meet in library)

Arthur in the Histories: Geoffrey of Monmouth

Mon Jan 8: Read Introduction, Dedication and Part 1 (9-19, 50-74)

Tue Jan 9: Read end of Part 4 (166-169), skim Part 5, and read Part 6 (186-211)

Wed Jan 10: Read Part 7 (212-261)

Arthur in the Early Welsh Tradition: The Mabinogion

Thu Jan 11: NO CLASS. Go to the NCBI Building Unity Through Community Diversity Workshop instead. You can register online. It's free, and a free lunch is included.

Fri Jan 12: Go over Pronunciation and Map, then read "Pwyll" and "Branwen" (45-83)

Mon Jan 15: Read "Culhwch and Owen" and "Rhonabwy" (134-192)

Tue Jan 16: Read "Owen" and "Peredur" (192-258)

Arthur in the French Tradition: Chrétien de Troyes and Marie de France

Wed Jan 17: Read Chrétien’s "Knight of the Cart (Lancelot)" (207-249)

Thu Jan 18: Finish "Knight of the Cart" (249-294)

Fri Jan 19: Read Chrétien’s "Knight with the Lion (Yvain)" (295-340)

Mon Jan 22: Finish "Knight with the Lion" (340-380)
Drafts of first paper due in class (10:50 am)

Tue Jan 23: Read Marie de France’s "Lanval" (handout)

Wed Jan 24: Conference day (no class)

Arthur in Fourteenth-Century England: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Chaucer

Thu Jan 25: Read SGGK, Parts 1-2

Fri Jan 26: Read SGGK, Parts 3-4

Mon Jan 29: Finish discussion of SGGK
Finals of first paper due in class

Tue Jan 30: Read Chaucer’s "Wife of Bath’s Prologue" (handout)

Wed Jan 31: Read Chaucer’s "Wife of Bath’s Tale" (handout)

Thu Feb 1: Midterm Exam (in class)
Movie night

Fri Feb 2: Movie Day

Malory’s Arthur

Mon Feb 5: Read Introduction, Caxton’s Preface, and parts of  "The Tale of King Arthur" (1-37, 81-110)

Tue Feb 6: Read "A Noble Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake" (147-174)

Wed Feb 7: Read "The Tale of the Sankgreal" (513-563)

Thu Feb 8: Finish "The Tale of the Sankgreal" (564-608)

Fri Feb 9:  Read "Morte" (671-726)

The Modern Arthur: Steinbeck

Mon Feb 12: Read 3-51, 109-127

Tue Feb 13: Drafts of second paper due in class (NOTE CHANGE IN DATE)

Wed Feb 14: Read 127-207

Thu Feb 15: Read 207-293

Fri Feb 16: No class

Arthur as Inspiration: Cooper

Mon Feb 19: Read Prologue and Part 1

Tue Feb 20: Read Part 2

Wed Feb 21: Catch-up and Evaluation
Finals of second paper due in class

Final Exam Thu Feb 22 at 9 am

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