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NOTES: On Tuesdays, the 11 o'clock section will meet in Williams 320 on some dates; the 12:30 section meets in Williams 223 on Tuesdays. On Thursdays, both sections meet in Williams 221 (the CIC). Reading assigments are to be completed before class on the day they are listed inthe schedule.
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Tuesday, Aug. 26 |
Introduction to course |
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Thursday, Aug. 28 |
CIC (Williams 221); Mandeville's Travels intro. |
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Tuesday, Sept. 2 |
Mandeville, through p. 88 |
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Thursday, Sept.4 |
Finish Mandeville; in class begin organizing small groups. Come to class with some topics in mind. |
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Tuesday, Sept. 9 |
Finish discussing Mandeville [11 o'clock class meets in Wms 320] |
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Thursday, Sept. 11 |
Augustine, Confessions, Book 11, Book 12, & Book 13; NetForum |
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Tuesday, Sept. 16 |
Video 3659: Dante, The Journey of Our Life |
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Thursday, Sept. 18 |
Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy , pp. 48-55 (Fame and Fortune); pp. 126-139 (Fate & Providence); Book 5 (pp. 140-end: Chance, Free Will, Destiny, Eternity) |
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Tuesday, Sept. 23 |
Video 5434: James Burke: Medieval Conflict: Faith and Reason; Book of Margery Kempe, through p. 109 |
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Thursday, Sept. 25 |
Work on Mandeville project; NetForum |
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Tuesday, Sept. 30 |
Finish Margery Kempe; Boccacio, The Decameron (Day One, Author's Introduction); Video 3587: Luttrell Psalter: Everyday Life in Medieval England |
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Thursday, Oct. 2 |
Chaucer, Legend of Good Women, pp. 153-196; Gower, "Dido"; Lydgate, "Dido" |
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Tuesday, Oct. 7 |
Virgil, The Æneid, Book 4; Dido Discussion |
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Thursday, Oct. 9 |
Work on Mandeville project; NetForum; |
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Tuesday, Oct. 14 | |
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Thursday, Oct. 16 |
Video: Making & Meaning: The Wilton Diptych |
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Tuesday, Oct. 21 |
Ariadne Discussion |
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Thursday, Oct. 23 |
Work on Mandeville project; NetForum |
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Tuesday, Oct. 28 |
Chaucer, Book of the Duchess (through ll. 474);Gower, "Ceyx & Alceone"; Ovid, "Ceyx & Alcyone" |
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Thursday, Oct. 30 |
Finish Mandeville Small Group Projects (presentations on Nov. 6) |
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Tuesday, Nov. 4 |
Ceyx and Alcyone, cont. |
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Thursday, Nov. 6 |
Small Group Presentations of Mandeville Projects |
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Tuesday, Nov. 11 |
Chaucer, House of Fame, Bks. 1 & 2 |
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Thursday, Nov. 13 |
Individual Projects; |
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Tuesday, Nov. 18 |
Finish House of Fame; Pynson (ed.), "Letter of Dido" |
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Thursday, Nov. 20 |
Individual Projects; NetForum |
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Nov. 22-30 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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Tuesday, Dec. 2 |
Finish House of Fame discussion, etc. |
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Thursday, Dec. 4 |
Individual Projects Due |
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Tuesday, Dec. 9 |
Last day of Classes: evaluations, final exam info., wrap-up |
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11T: Monday, Dec. 15, 3:25-5:25 PM 12T: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 4:25-6:25 PM |
Final Exam |
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