Postgraduate Course: Chretien de Troyes and the Tristan Legend (CLLC11013)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will explore the aesthetic and moral issues raised by the Tristan texts and by those romances of Chretien de Troyes most clearly dependent on them, investigate the problems of the texts using a mixture of close reading and general thematic study and consider the reception of the texts separately and as a multi-faceted intertextual construct in their twelfth-century context and by modern readers. It will consider the implications of the modes of literary composition and reception, the nature of cultural debate and the complexities of social and cultural change in the twelfth century. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Purchase of set texts |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An appreciation of the modalities of literary creation and reception in a distant culture; an ability to analyse texts thematically and morally as well as poetically; an ability to communicate the results of the analysis orally and in writing. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Philip Bennett
Tel: (0131 6)50 8413
Email: philip.bennett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk |
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