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Medieval Lit Syllabus
Week 1: The Medieval Mindset
The Consolation of Philosophy, by Boethius
Week 2: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Le Morte d'Arthur, by Sir Thomas Mallory
Week 3: The Anglo-Saxon World
Week 4: Scandinavia and the Vikings
Heimskringla, by Snorri Sturlson
Week 5: Western Views of Islam during The Crusades
Week 6: The Byzantine Empire
Digenis Acritis (Still looking for an online text)
The Alexiad, by Anna Comnena
Chronicle of the 4th Crusade and the Conquering of Constantinople, by Geoffery de Villehardouin
Week 7: The Beginnings of German Identity
Week 8: William the Conqueror and Anglo-Norman Culture
Week 9: Spain and the Reconquista
A Guide for the Perplexed, by Moses Maimonides
Week 10: Fire, Brimstone, and Religion in Medieval Life
The Inferno, by Dante Aligheri
Confessio Amantis, by John Gower
Week 11: Life as Pilgrimage
Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer
Week 12: Gender Identity and Courtly Love
The Book of the City of Ladies, by Christine de Pizan (still looking for an online text)
The Book of Good Love, by Juan Ruiz (ditto)
The Legend of Good Women, by Geoffrey Chaucer