ENG 2011 English I: Medieval Literature
English I studies a selection of masterpieces from the Dark and Middle Ages: Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Le Morte D'Arthur, Piers Plowman, The Canterbury Tales, and early English drama. Through these works we observe how individuals learn to live with God, their neighbors, and themselves as well as how women and the lower classes gain new importance. Though many works will be read in translation, during the course the student will learn to read Middle English.