LIT-222 Chaucer: Gender and Genre
Examines how Chaucer engages and transforms prevailing medieval ideas of gender and genre. Particular emphasis on his constructions of masculinity and femininity in relation to themes of sex, religion, social power and narrative authority. Readings include Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales in Middle English, as well as select medieval sources and modern criticism.
Writing-Intensive (18)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
MDRST-222
Prerequisite
One course in Literature or 4 or 5 in AP English
Notes
(History)