Course Catalog - 2008-2009

     

MDST 335 - MEDIEVAL LOVE & MARRIAGE

Long Title: MEDIEVAL COURTSHIP, LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN THE AGE OF CHIVALRY
Department: Medieval Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: The literature of the High Middle Ages is the first since antiquity to probe the hazards and potentials of romance between men and women, as well as single-sex friendship and love. This course will show how the literary ideal of love emerged in a society that was torn apart by war and rivalry. The poems and stories we will read belong to the treasures of medieval literature from the German lands. Taught in English. Cross-list: GERM 330, HUMA 330, SWGS 330.