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Dec 26, 2024
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ENGL170L PO - The Other ChaucerWhen Offered: Last offered fall 2019.
Instructor(s): J. Kirk
Credit: 1
The fourteenth-century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, a bureaucrat, spy, and initiate of the cult of Love, is most famous today for his Canterbury Tales. But among his other writings are: the first scientific treatise in English; an account of a meeting of the birds that he happened to overhear one day; a collection of life-stories of prominent women in history; descriptions of visions that appeared to him in dreams; and his masterpiece, the finely-wrought monstrosity called Troilus and Criseyde. Characteristic of all of the poet’s works is an uncompromising irony; a filthy sense of humor; and, perhaps, a mystical knowledge of the true nature of things. This course consists of an introduction to Chaucer’s language (Middle English); advanced analysis of his writings; and research into their modern interpretations. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: ENGL 067 PO .
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1; Writing Intensive
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