English 425.001 - CHAUCER - Fall 2006

 

TENTATIVE COURSE SYLLABUS


Aug. 29 Registration & Introduction
Aug. 31 Middle English Pronunciation & The Mother Tongue
Sep. 5 The Chaucer Web Site
Sep. 7 The General Prologue (14) Lines 1-18 memorized
Sep. 12 The General Prologue (cont.)
Sep. 14 Knight's Tale, Parts 1 & 2 (29)
Sep. 19 Knight's Tale, Parts 2 & 3 (cont.)
Sep. 21 Knight's Tale, Parts 3 & 4 (cont.)
Sep. 26 Miller's Tale (11) Research paper topic selected
Sep. 28 Reeve's Tale, Cook's Tale (10)
Oct. 3 Man of Law's Tale (18)
Oct. 5 Wife of Bath's Tale (17)
Oct. 10 Friar's Tale, Summoner's Tale (15) Paper topic change deadline
Oct. 12 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Oct. 17 Clerk's Tale (16)
Oct. 19 Merchant's Tale (16)
Oct. 24 Squire's Tale (9)
Oct. 26 Franklin's Tale (11)
Oct. 31 Physician's Tale, Pardoner's Tale, Shipman's Tale (13)
Nov. 2 Prioress's Tale, Tale of Sir Thopas (14)  
Nov. 7 Nun's Priest's Tale, Second Nun's Tale (18)  
Nov. 9 Canon Yeoman's Tale, Manciple's Tale (17)  
Nov. 14 Parson's Tale, Chaucer's Retraction (21) Research Paper Due
Nov. 16 Troilus and Criseyde - Book I (16)  
Nov. 21 Troilus and Criseyde - Book II (24)  
Nov. 28 Troilus and Criseyde - Book III (cont.)  
Nov. 30 Troilus and Criseyde - Book IV (22)  
Dec. 5 Troilus and Criseyde - Book V (24)  
Dec. 7 Troilus and Criseyde & Review  
Dec. 12 FINAL EXAMINATION (Tuesday, 12:30-2:30pm)  

(Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of assigned pages in Middle English text)