Postgraduate Course: Chivalry and Crusade in Medieval France (CLLC11135)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting 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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will explore the depiction of chivalry and the chevalier in a range of Old French and Occitan texts dating from the late 11th to the 13th century. It will focus on epic, romance and chronicle (as well as their parodies) to provide an overview of different images of knighthood and how these are constructed and developed by different genres. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 15 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
24/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Additional Notes |
|
| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
|
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- gain insight into a key aspect of High Medieval culture and literature.
- develop an appreciation of the interplay between historiographic and literary modes of writing, as well as that between different literary genres.
- be able to compare different types of literary source material and relate these to the social, political and religious history of the period.
- develop their ability to compare, contrast and analyse primary texts in the light of a broad range of secondary material drawn from diverse scholarly disciplines.
- develop their ability to present their ideas clearly both orally, through seminar presentations, and in writing.
|
Assessment Information
| One 4000 word essay (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Students may be required to read all or part of a suggested text. Extracts from additional texts may be added where appropriate. Texts will be studied in translation by students without qualification in French. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Week 1: Epic beginnings
The Chanson de Roland
Week 2: Epic
The Guillaume Cycle: the Prise d¿Orange
Week 3: Rebel barons
Raoul de Cambrai
Week 4: Romance
Chrétien de Troyes, the Chevalier de la Charette
Week 5: Romance II
Tristan
Week 6: Romance endings
Le Mort le roi Artu
Week 7: Parody
The Voyage de Charlemagne
Week 8: Parody II
Aucassin et Nicolette
Floire et Blancheflor
Week 9: The Fourth Crusade
Robert de Clari, the Conquête de Constantinople
Geoffroi de Villehardouin, the Conquête de Constantinople
Week 10: The Albigensian Crusade
The Chanson de la croisade albigeoise |
| Keywords | CCiMF |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Fionnuala Sinclair
Tel:
Email: Finn.Sinclair@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
|
© Copyright 2013 The University of Edinburgh - 10 October 2013 3:52 am
|
University Homepage