ENGLISH 416: CHAUCER

Schedule

S. Harris
Office: Bartlett 259
Office Hours: By appointment.
545-6598 | sharris at english.umass.edu

We meet TTh 11:15 am - 12:30 am in Bartlett 302.

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WEEK 1Introduction

Tues 29 Jan.The Class

• Review Syllabus
• Inflected languages and hints for translating.
• Ensure that you have the books. Available at Amherst Books.



 

Thurs 31 Jan.Poems

• Read "To Rosemounde," p. 649;
• Read "Truth," p. 653
• Read "Language and Versification", pp. xxix–xlv.

 

OVERVIEW of Assignments:

Week 1: Introduction	in-class
Week 2: Shorter Poems
Week 3: CT, General Prologue
Week 4: The Knight's Tale	First translation due
Week 5: Miller & Reeve	.
Week 6: Cook, Shipman & Man of Law	.
Week 7: Prioress, Thopas, Melibee, Monk, Nun's Priest	Second translation due
Week 8: Spring Break
Week 9: Wife of Bath	.First Paper due
Week 10: Wife & Clerk	.
Week 11: Friar & Summoner	Third translation due
Week 12: Merchant & Franklin	.
Week 13: Physician & Pardoner
Week 14: Second Nun & Yeoman
Week 15: Manciple
Week 16: Parson	Final due

Key:

January:

February:

March:

April:

May:

Academic Calendar 2010