❊ PDF of the syllabus & schedule ❊
Week 1: 4-6 January
(↑ click on the link for this week’s detailed schedule *)
INTRODUCTORY WEEK
Thursday 05/01:
❊ introduction to the course
Week 2: 9-13 January
Tuesday 10/01:
❊ lecture: prologue
PART ONE: THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE
Thursday 12/01:
❊ reading to prepare in advance for today’s class: Romance of the Rose (1)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
Week 3: 16-20 January
Tuesday 17/01:
❊ reading: Romance of the Rose (2)
❊ lecture
Thursday 19/01:
❊ reading: Romance of the Rose (3)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
Week 4: 23-27 January
Tuesday 24/01:
❊ reading: Romance of the Rose (4)
❊ lecture
Thursday 26/01:
❊ reading: Romance of the Rose (5)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
PART TWO: RENARD THE FOX
Week 5: 30 January – 3 February
Tuesday 31/01:
❊ reading: Renard (1)
❊ lecture
Thursday 02/02:
❊ reading: Renard (2)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
Week 6: 6-10 February
Tuesday 07/02:
❊ reading: Renard (3)
❊ lecture
PART THREE: THE BOOK OF THE CITY OF LADIES
Thursday 09/02:
❊ City (1): optional reading
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
Week 7: 13-17 February
Tuesday 14/02:
❊ (reading: City)
❊ lecture
Thursday 16/02:
❊ reading: City (2)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
MID-TERM PAPER DUE AFTER THE BREAK: see Assessment
MID-TERM BREAK: 18-26 FEBRUARY
Week 8: 27 February – 2 March
MID-TERM PAPER DUE THIS WEEK
Tuesday 28/02:
❊ reading: City (3)
❊ lecture
Thursday 01/03:
❊ reading: City (4)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
MID-TERM PAPER DUE: in class, or by email by midnight tonight
PART FOUR: THE CELESTINA
Week 9: 5-9 March
Tuesday 06/03:
❊ reading: City (5)
❊ lecture
Thursday 08/03:
❊ Celestina (1): introduction (reading optional)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
Week 10: 12-16 March
Tuesday 13/03:
❊ reading: Celestina (2)
❊ lecture
PART FIVE: THE PRAISE OF FOLLY
Thursday 15/03:
❊ reading: Celestina (3)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
You are also invited to come to the UBC Medieval Workshop (16-18 March) and blog about your experience. Suggestions for sessions:
– Friday 12.00-1.00 keynote lecture (involves Christine de Pisan)
– Saturday 12.00-1.00 keynote lecture (16th-century lyric poetry)
Week 11: 19-23 March
Tuesday 20/03:
❊ reading: Folly (1)
❊ lecture
Thursday 22/03:
❊ reading: Folly (2)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
Week 12: 26-30 March
Tuesday 27/03:
❊ reading: Folly (3)
❊ lecture
Thursday 29/03:
❊ reading: Folly (4)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
THE END…
Week 13: 2-6 April
FINAL PAPER DUE NEXT WEEK (April 13)
Tuesday 03/04:
❊ reading: Folly (5)
❊ lecture: comparisons and conclusions
Thursday 05/04:
❊ lecture: further and grander conclusions, epilogue
❊ revision
Examination period
Saturday 14 April, 8.30 a.m.:
❊ FINAL EXAMINATION (place t.b.c.): see Assessment
The schedule is subject to change and revision.
* Detailed day-by-day schedules for each part of the course—the Romance of the Rose, etc.—with readings for each day will be posted on the appropriate pages (in the horizontal navigation bar just above this post, under the header-image, in the “Schedule” sub-menu). These detailed schedules will also be linked to this page, week by week.
Lecture notes will NOT be posted up in advance of classes (though alternative provision will be made for students registered with Access & Diversity). From week 2 onwards, lecture-note synopses WILL be appearing at the end of every “part” (i.e. book) week, and at the end of week 7 (before the mid-term break and the mid-term paper).
Extra office hours will be scheduled in WEEK 9 for individual appointments to discuss final papers.
