Academic Calendar - 2024

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2024
Western Main Campus

English 3315E

DISENCHANTED CHAUCER: AUTHORITY AND LITERATURE IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND


The authority of crown, family, and church, and even the texts that supported those institutions, was questioned in the late medieval period. While introducing the Middle English language, this course will explore how Geoffrey Chaucer and his contemporaries used literature to critique social and political institutions.

Antirequisite(s): The former English 3116E.

Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in 1.0 of English 1020-1999 or 1.0 of Medieval Studies 1000-1999 or permission of the Department.

Extra Information: 3 hours.

Course Weight: 1.00
Breadth: CATEGORY B i  
Subject Code: ENGLISH

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