Wk 1 27 Jan 29 Jan Course Intro Intro to Old English, Battle of Maldon” Middle English, Early “The (in class) Modern English Chaucer’s General SNOW DAY! Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, lines 1-27 Seafarer” (ELMS) “The Dream of the “The Rood” (on ELMS) Wk 2 1 Feb 3 Feb 5 Feb No regular mtg – Beowulf Intro (pp 1-28) Reading aloud from Online discussion (at & Guide to Reading Beowulf (25 lnes in OE) 9:00) & disc. post (by Aloud (29-37) due—Sign up for time midnight) Beowulf, lines 1-1250 slot Beowulf, lines Beowulf, lines (end) Wk 3 8 Feb 10 Feb 12 Feb J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Recitation of memorized The and #1 DUE: Chaucer’s “Beowulf: “Imagination Monsters and the Thought in the Middle General Prologue, lines Critics,” pp.1-15 Ages” (ELMS) (ELMS) Sir Gawain and the Sign up/Make appt to Green Knight, recite to me before or Introduction + Part I after class Sir Gawain and the Part II Green Knight, Wk 4 15 Feb 17 Feb 19 Feb Sir Gawain and the Pearl Sir Orfeo Green Knight, Part (end) Wk 5 22 Feb 24 Feb 26 Feb Genesis 1-4 In Mystery Plays Genesis 6-8, 22 In Mystery Plays: Fall of Man” In Mystery Plays “The Cawley’s Introduction Flood” and Abel” “Noah’s “Cain Creation and and “The “Abraham Fall of Lucifer,” Isaac” Creation of “The Adam and Eve” Wk 6 29 Feb LEAP DAY! 2 Mar 4 Mar – Luke 1-2 Luke 23; John 19 Matthew 25 In Mystery In Mystery Plays In Mystery Plays Annunciation” Crucifixion Last “The “The “The Second Harrowing of Judgment” “The “The Shepherd’s Hell” Everyman Pageant”
Wk 1 SNOW DAY! 27 Jan Course Intro “The Battle of Maldon” (in class) 29 Jan Intro to Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English Chaucer’s General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, lines 1-27 “The Seafarer” (ELMS) “The Dream of the Rood” (on ELMS) Wk 2 1 Feb Beowulf Intro (pp 1-28) & Guide to Reading Aloud (29-37) Beowulf, lines 1-1250 3 Feb Reading aloud from Beowulf (25 lnes in OE) due—Sign up for time slot Beowulf, lines 5 Feb – No regular mtg Online discussion (at 9:00) & disc. post (by midnight) Beowulf, lines (end) Wk 3 8 Feb J.R.R. Tolkien, “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics,” pp.1-15 (ELMS) 10 Feb C.S. Lewis, “Imagination and Thought in the Middle Ages” (ELMS) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Introduction + Part I 12 Feb Recitation of memorized #1 DUE: Chaucer’s General Prologue, lines Sign up/Make appt to recite to me before or after class Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part II Wk 4 15 Feb Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part (end) 17 Feb Pearl 19 Feb Sir Orfeo Wk 5 22 Feb Genesis 1-4 In Mystery Plays: Cawley’s Introduction “The Creation and Fall of Lucifer,” “The Creation of Adam and Eve” 24 Feb In Mystery Plays “The Fall of Man” “Cain and Abel” 26 Feb Genesis 6-8, 22 In Mystery Plays “Noah’s Flood” “Abraham and Isaac” Wk 6 29 Feb – LEAP DAY! Luke 1-2 In Mystery “The Annunciation” “The Second Shepherd’s Pageant” 2 Mar Luke 23; John 19 In Mystery Plays “The Crucifixion “The Harrowing of Hell” 4 Mar Matthew 25 In Mystery Plays “The Last Judgment” Everyman
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