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Dr. Debora B. Schwartz  http://cola.calpoly.edu/~dschwart Main English Office:  756-2597 e-mail: dschwart@calpoly.edu

Calendar of Assignments PLEASE NOTE that the on-line syllabus (not any print-out you may make) is authoritative.  Assignments may be modified in the course of the quarter.  Check the on-line syllabus regularly (before each class) to ensure that you are completing the correct assignment. It is accessible at http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl439/439syllf17.html Oral Presentation Schedule MyCalpoly Portal (log-in for PolyLearn and Kennedy Library Research Tool Access) Required and Recommended Readings

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Note: While 400-level seminars are generally taken by juniors and seniors, because this variable-topic course is offered only once every two to three years, interested sophomores who have completed ENGL 203 occasionally take this seminar.  Successful completion of ENGL 203 should be adequate preparation for this class.

Course Description and Objectives:  This course explores the literary treatment of love of many types  -- erotic, romantic, bawdy, spiritual, familial, as well as the intersections between them -- in the vernacular literature of the Middle Ages.  Starting with selections from the the Latin work of Ovid, the classical (Roman) poet who most influenced the depiction of love in medieval works, we will explore the intersection of different types of love in both canonical and lesser known literature.  Along the way, we will consider how gender influences the depiction of literary love, considering how both how women's voices and perspectives are "heard" in medieval texts (authored by both men and women) and the ways in which these texts contribute to and reflect the gender expectations of their authors and audiences.  Medieval readings will be paired with appropriate theoretical and critical essays.

Readings have been chosen to allow us to compare the depiction of love in works written by women (e.g. Marie de France, Christine de Pizan, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe) and men (e.g. Chrétien de Troyes, Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meun, Dante, the Pearl Poet and Chaucer).  In addition to canonical works, we will consider lesser known works and works of unknown authorship.   These works have been chosen both for their intrinsic interest and for how they spotlight attitudes towards various types of love at the time when they were written.  Particular attention will be paid to the intersection between erotic and spiritual love and between didactic works and literary entertainments.  Through these readings, we will examine medieval beliefs concerning love in all of its forms as well as the tension between secular and religious values and ideals. Finally, we will touch on questions of historical context, discussing intellectual (university) attitudes towards courtly literature, women's access to education and literacy, the legal status of women during the periods we are considering, and differences between medieval and modern notions of authorship and of "originality." 

I hope that exploring the treatment of love in medieval literary works will cause you to (re)consider your own assumptions about love and sharpen your sensitivity to the ways in which love is constructed in more recent periods and literary works.
 

Required Textbooks: you MUST use the following textbooks -- not another edition or translation -- in this class.  Required textbooks are listed in the order in which they are used; order NOW to be sure you have them on time!  All of these texts should be available for purchase at the University Bookstore, or you may purchase them from another source (try Bookfinder.com for inexpensive used copies).  Readings in required textbooks are indicated on the Calendar of Assignments using the following abbreviations: Ovid = Ovid, The Love Poems, trans. A.D. Melville (Oxford World's Classics); needed Wk 2. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. Andreas = Andreas Capellanus, The Art of Courtly Love, trans. John Jay Parry (Columbia UP); needed Wk 2. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. Marie = The Lais of Marie de France, trans. Robert Hanning and Joan Ferrante (Baker Books); needed Wk 3. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com.  Chrétien = Chrétien de Troyes, Arthurian Romances, trans. William W. Kibler and Carleton W. Carroll (Penguin Classics); needed Wk 3. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. Rose = The Romance of the Rose, trans. Frances Horgan (Oxford World Classics); needed Wk 5. Available at Bookfinder.com (choose a US bookseller for faster delivery) or Amazon.com. Dante = The Portable Dante, ed./trans. Mark Musa (Viking-Penguin); needed Wk 5. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. PC = The Portable Chaucer, ed./trans. Theodore Morrison (Viking-Penguin); needed Wk. 6. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS:  If you prefer actual books over reading online or printing out .PDF files, the specific translations used in our class are available at the links below. NOTE: If you present / write on a work from which we are only reading selections (e.g. Malory; Julian of Norwich; Margery Kempe), I recommend getting a copy of the full text. Ovid's Metamorphoses, trans. A. D. Melville (Oxford World Classics); needed Wk 2. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. Joseph Bedier's The Romance of Tristan and Iseult, a modern retelling based upon a compilation of various medieval sources, is a quick and highly enjoyable read (recommended for ENGL 439; required for ENGL 459, Love and Death: The Tristan Tradition, next offered S21).  Needed Wk 3. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com.  Malory, volume 2 of the two-volume Penguin Classics Morte Darthure; needed Wk 4. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. The Gawain Poet: Complete Works, trans. Marie Boroff (Norton); this volume includes both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, needed Wk. 4, and Pearl, needed Wk . 7. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com.  If you don't mind reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in the .PDF on e-reserve, you can pick up Marie Boroff's translation of Pearl (needed Wk. 6) in the stand-alone volume from which our e-reserve readings were scanned; available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com.  Christine = The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan, trans. Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski and Kevin Brownlee (Norton Critical Edition); this textbook is recommended for ENGL 203 and required for ENGL 439, Gender in Medieval Literature (likely to be taught again next year). Needed Wk 5. Available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. Anchoritic Spirituality: Ancrene Wisse and Associated Works, trans. Anne Savage and Nicholas Watson (Paulist Press; also includes assigned reading Hali Meidhad and The Wooing of the Lord); needed Wk. 6. Available from Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. If you work on Julian of Norwich, you will want a translation of the full text (we are reading only Norton Anthology selections week 6).  Pick up The Revelations of Divine Love, trans. Elizabeth Spearing (Penguin Classics); available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. If you work on Margery Kempe, you will want a translation of the full text (we are reading only Norton Anthology selections week 6).  Pick up The Book of Margery Kempe, trans. Barry Windeatt (Penguin Classics); available at Bookfinder.com or Amazon.com. Note:  you must use the SPECIFIC TEXTS ordered for this class.  DO NOT SUBSTITUTE another edition / translation! Other required readings will be accessed electronically, as .HTML files through links on this website, or as .PDF files that have been placed on "electronic reserve" on PolyLearn. Please note that ALL required electronically accessed readings should be PRINTED OUT, PLACED IN A COURSE BINDER, AND BROUGHT WITH YOU TO CLASS. To access PolyLearn, log in at MyCalpoly, go to "My Courses" and click on the PolyLearn link for ENGL 439.  Click on the links in the Electronic Reserves section to download, read and/or print the .PDF files using Acrobat Reader. To access online readings in .html files, click on the link on the Calendar of Assignments.  ALWAYS BRING HARD COPY OF ASSIGNED TEXTS WITH YOU TO CLASS!

Communication: You are expected to have an email account and to check it regularly.  Important announcements will be sent over the class email alias:  engl-439-01-2198@calpoly.edu .  The class email alias is automatically generated using the email address of each enrolled student found in the Cal Poly Directory server. If your Cal Poly email account is NOT your preferred email address, you must

• Log into http://my.calpoly.edu/ and click on "Grades and Personal Information" (the "Personal Information Channel") to change your Email Delivery Address. Once you have done so, any email sent to your <username@calpoly.edu> , including all postings to the class alias, will be forwarded to the address you have designated.

You are also expected to facilitate collaboration with your classmates by promptly submitting reports to the Class Research Archive listing the works you have checked out of the Kennedy Library or ordered from another OneSearch Library or from ILL , as well as by submitting at least one item to the Class ILL Article Repository.  The Class Research Archives and ILL Article Depository are located in PolyLearn. There will be separate pages to list Kennedy Library Check-Outs, Orders from other CSU OneSearch Libraries, and ILLorders, as well as a forum for each author/text on which there are oral presentations.  If you have trouble posting to your research archive, contact the Help Desk (756-7000) and let me know at our next class meeting. Your complete set of Research Postings and your submission(s) to the ILL Article Repository will factor into the participation component of your final course grade. 
 

Attendance Policy:  Due to the twice-weekly seminar format, any absence causes you to miss a substantial chunk of material. Regular and punctual attendance is required.  Please note that EVERY absence will affect the participation component of your final course grade. 

Each student starts out with a 4.0 for attendance.  This component of your final grade drops by .3 for the first UNEXCUSED absence; the penalty increases by .1 for each subsequent unexcused absence (from A [4.0] to A- [3.7] to B+ [3.3], to B- [2.8], etc.).  Additionally, it drops .1 for the first EXCUSED absence (4.0 to 3.9) and .2 for the second excused absence (3.9 to 3.7).  Excused absences in excess of two (a full week, 10% of the class) count the same as unexcused absences.

Please note that only absences resulting from illness, a family emergency, or circumstances truly beyond your control count as excused.  Absences taken for personal convenience are a matter of choice rather than necessity; they will be recorded as unexcused. Please note that deadlines for other courses, work conflicts and job interviews are NOT valid reasons for missing class.  Exception:  a graduating senior will be granted ONE excused absence for an out-of-town job interview. 

FOR ANY ABSENCE TO BE EXCUSED, YOU MUST SUBMIT A SIGNED, WRITTEN NOTE with course number, date missed and an explanation of the circumstances leading to your absence.  (An e-mail or a phone message will not suffice; a written statement with your signature is required for an absence to be excused.) 

Preparation:

Readings are to be completed BEFORE coming to class on the date assigned. You are expected as a matter of course to read assigned secondary readings (online readings, introductions in the textbooks, and any supplemental readings placed on e-reserve in PolyLearn). When possible, try to read the background material FIRST -- it provides a context within which the primary readings will be more meaningful. But when time is short, concentrate on getting through the primary readings which will be the focus of class discussion; you can always make up the background readings later. 

Be prepared to DISCUSS assigned readings in class. Note that the length and difficulty of assignments vary, so look ahead on the calendar of assignments when you are planning your time. You will be responsible for ALL the assigned readings, whether fully discussed in class or not, as well as for any additional background material presented in lectures or student presentations.  ALWAYS PRINT OUT SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS AND BRING THEM WITH YOU TO CLASS!! 

Don't give in to the temptation to procrastinate!!  Be aware that the research component of this course requires additional preparation which CANNOT be left until the week before your oral presentation or prospectus is due.  To get started, come to an Office Hour (or make an appointment to see me) by the end of week 4 at the latest.  We will use this initial meeting to brainstorm, to discuss possible topics and approaches, to help you get the hang of some of the online research tools, and/or simply to get acquainted.  After this initial meeting, feel free to come back whenever you feel you would benefit from additional consultation.  This means: if you feel confused or overwhelmed, don't despair; CONTACT ME and let me help you troubleshoot!

Graded Work:

RESEARCH EXERCISES and REPORTS to the CLASS RESEARCH ARCHIVE: Individual research meetings will help you begin your research for your oral presentation and your final paper.  Research progress reports must be posted to a class Research Archive on each text to serve as a "roadmap" for anyone who wishes to incorporate the text you have researched into the final project.  Because your RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORTS will be an important resource for your classmates, they factor into your participation grade.
There will also be three collaborative forums where you should post a list of items you have checked out from Kennedy Library collections, ordered through Other OneSearch Libraries, and ordered from ILL. This last forum will be an ILL Repository where you will upload Interlibrary Loan articles you have received electronically.  The ILL Repository, Kennedy Library Check-outs and Other OneSearch Library Orders forums will allow seminar participants to pool their resources and "share the wealth" without recalling each other's books or wasting the library's limited financial resources by placing multiple Interlibrary Loan and OneSearch Library requests for the same items.  Because they are an important resource for your classmates, they factor into your participation and collaboration grade.

Initial Research Meeting:  All students must meet with me by the end of week 3 of the quarter --  after having read (or at least skimmed) the text they will be presenting in class -- to discuss possible angles for the research presentation and to identify some useful secondary sources on your topic. This initial meeting must take place by the end of week 3 at the latest.  Failure to schedule and attend a research meeting by the end of week 3 will result in a grade of "F" being averaged into the Participation and Collaboration component of the final course grade.

NOTE to the research-challenged: I'm here to help!  At our initial meeting, I will assist you in getting the research ball rolling.  If you are worried about the research component of this seminar:

• Get started early -- BEFORE our initial research meeting by the end of week 3. 
• After our initial meeting, keep at it --  DO NOT put off the remainder of your research until the week before your presentation!
• SEE ME for help trouble-shooting any problems you may have; and 
• POST YOUR REPORTS to the appropriate archives and UPLOAD YOUR ILL ARTICLES in a timely manner so that they can be of benefit to both you and your classmates! 

 
ORAL PRESENTATION: Starting in week two, assigned primary readings will be introduced by one or more students (sign-ups the first full week of class). This ORAL PRESENTATION (no more than 20 min. per student!) should take us into the medieval text and help us see something you find interesting.  Oral Presentations are the starting point for class discussion, led jointly by presenters and professor. Presentations should use close reading (quoting passages from the medieval text) to make an argument about or illuminate an aspect of the reading, suggesting one or more critical, thematic, stylistic or structural approach(es) to the work (or to one or more of its episodes, motifs or characters). Your oral presentation should NOT focus on the arguments made in the secondary sources you have read (that's what your Annotated Bibliography is for).  Instead, you will use close reading of the medieval text to help your classmates see something interesting in the primary work (i.e. the assigned medieval literary text). Students are encouraged (but not required) to develop this presentation topic more fully in the final research paper. Please note: you are NOT expected to become a world expert on your assigned topic; you are merely responsible for helping to introduce it to your classmates! Click on link for the ORAL PRESENTATION SCHEDULE.
 
Each presenter will prepare and distribute an ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY of at least five secondary sources dealing with the primary reading (including any essay or article presented in class). Entries should be alphabetized as on a List of Works Cited and should begin with a full bibliographic citation in TRADITIONAL (old) MLA format (consult the models on the Guide to Research Tools and pages of the MLA Handbook on e-reserve for correct traditional MLA format!) The annotation should be a brief summary of the primary thrust of the article, essay or book (what it argues about your medieval text/author -- not praise for or a critique of the article, essay or book). Be sure to include at least one of each of the following types of resources:  journal article, essay in an edited book collection, and single-author book.  At least one of the listed items must have been obtained using each of the following modes of access: an item found in hard copy at the Kennedy Library (state "Cal Poly" and give call number in parentheses at end of annotation; don't neglect to consult the items on Reserve for this class!); an electronically accessed source (ebook or journal article in a subscription database in the Kennedy Library collections; a hard-copy source ordered from another CSU Library using OneSearch; and an item ordered from ILL (typically a journal article not available electronically at the Kennedy Library).   The Annotated Bibliography will be graded for complete and correct TRADITIONAL bibliographic citations; for the distribution of items over the required types of sources and modes of access; and for the prose expression and amount of specific detail in the summary.

Your Oral Presentation and Annotated Bibliography count toward your in-class work grade. 

Please note:  you should start researching your topic as soon as you have selected it in order to obtain helpful and appropriate materials from other CSU+ OneSearch Libraries and from ILL .  You should meet with Prof. Schwartz (and other presenters on same text, if applicable) no later than the third week of class for bibliographic suggestions and to discuss possible approaches / topics for your presentation. Failure to schedule and attend a research meeting by the end of week 3 will result in a grade of "F" being averaged into the Participation and Collaboration component of the final course grade.

PAPER PROSPECTUS: Normally ungraded; due DUE in class on Thursday 10/31/19, or via email attachment by midnight on SUNDAY 11/3/19, as a .docx file with the file name "[yourlastname]439prospectus.doc". Prospectus must include a working title which clearly identifies the primary work(s) discussed as well as topic of your paper; a fully articulated statement of claims (not just a statement of general topic); a tentative outline of paper; and a working bibliography of at least eight sources (alphabetized and in traditional MLA bibliographic citation format; consult the models on the Guide to Research Tools). NOTE: If an acceptable Prospectus is submitted on time, it will be used solely for feedback to help you write a stronger final research paper.  But if no prospectus is submitted or the prospectus does not fulfill the requirements of the assignment, it will be graded and will count for 10% of your final course grade. In that case ONLY, the Research Paper component of your final grade will decrease to 20%.  (Note: failure to submit a prospectus will result in 10% of your final course grade = F.) 

RESEARCH PAPER: 12-15 pp. long, citing at least 6 secondary sources.  Final paper may be connected to the oral presentation. Due either in hard copy at our last class meeting or may be submitted via email attachment by midnight on Sunday, December 8. Please save your paper and list of Works Cited as a single Word file (.docx) under the filename "[yourlastname]439paperF20.docx"

Worth 30% of final course grade (except as noted above).

FINAL ORAL EXERCISE: there will be a required Final Oral Exercise:  a brief presentation to your classmates of the premise and conclusions of your final research paper.  While the Final Oral Presentation is graded Pass/Fail, it is the culmination of the collaborative work of the seminar.  For this reason, failure to participate in the Final Oral Exercise will result in a grade of "F" being averaged with your Midterm Exam score. The Final Oral Exercise is typically held at my home in conjunction with an (optional) Class Dinner during the scheduled final exam time (7:10 PM - 10:00 PM on Thursday, 12/12/19).

	20%	Participation and Collaboration (including attendance, Discussion Board postings, archived research reports, uploads to the class ILL Article Repository) and postings in the "Kennedy Library Check-outs" and "Other OneSearch Library orders" forums. NOTE: failure to meet with Dr. Schwartz concerning your research topic by the end of week three at the latest will result in an "F" being averaged into this portion of your course grade!
	20%	In-class work: equal weight to Oral Presentation and annotated bibliography.  (Should I determine that reading quizzes are necessary to ensure class members are keeping up with assignments, they will be factored into this portion of the final grade.)
	30%	Exam(s). NOTE 1: Failure to participate in the final oral exercise will result in an F being averaged with this grade. NOTE 2:  if there is a written final exam (in lieu of or in addition to a class dinner/lunch), the final exam points will be factored into this portion of the class grade.
	30%	Research Paper. NOTE: If an acceptable Research Paper Prospectus is submitted on time, it will be considered an ungraded exercise designed solely to provide feedback to help you write a stronger final paper.  But if the prospectus submitted does not fulfill the requirements of the assignment, or if it is submitted late, it will be graded and will count for 10% of your final course grade. In that case, the research paper itself will be worth only 20%.  NOTE: Failure to submit a prospectus that adheres to assignment guidelines will result in 10% of your final course grade = F!!

OH MY GOSH . . . CAN I HANDLE THIS SEMINAR??

Sure you can -- if you keep up with the readings and don't put off starting your research!  But DON'T assume that the class will "take care of itself."  If you have a heavy course- and/or work-load, please be sure to budget time for this class . . .   Finally. . . remember that I LOVE teaching this stuff, and I'm told that my enthusiasm makes my classes more fun!

And WHAT ABOUT THOSE TWO-HOUR BLOCKS?

Rest assured, we'll take a break each day.  Feel free to bring along a caffeinated (or non-caffeinated) drink -- whatever it takes to keep you alert through two hours.  If there is sufficient interest, rotating cookie duty will be arranged!

Web Resources and Online Readings
Medieval Women: ORB Medieval Sourcebook: Sex and Gender ORB Medieval Sourcebook: Women's History Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship / Medieval Feminist Forum Medieval Women's Studies (ORB) Internet Medieval Sourcebook Sex and Gender links Medieval Women (Labyrinth) Medieval Women (NetSerf) Internet Women's History Sourcebook: Medieval Europe Monastic Matrix: women's religious communities, ca. 400-1600 Education of Medieval Women (P. Lin) Feminist Foremothers 1400-1800 Medieval Women: An Interactive Exploration Medieval Women Writers: Other Women's Voices: Women's Writing Before 1700 (D. Disse) Medieval Women Writers Bibliography (P. Halsall) Medieval Women Writers Project (L. Churchill) Early Modern French Women Writers International Marie de France Society Lais of Marie de France: a Verse Translation (J. Shoaf) Christine de Pizan (P. Lin) Christine de Pizan (A Celebration of Women Writers) Christine de Pizan (Sunshine for Women) Christine de Pizan text database (University of Edinburgh, Scotland; texts in original Old French) Christine de Pizan: The Making of the Queen's Manuscript (British Library) Christine de Pizan (Medium Aevum) Early Modern French Women Writers Julian of Norwich: Her Showings and its Context (J.B. Holloway) Julian of Norwich's Manuscripts (JBH) 12 Julian of Norwich sites (JBH) Julian of Norwich (Luminarium) Juliana of Norwich (Catholic Encyclopedia) Julian of Norwich (CCEL) Mapping Margery Kempe Margery Kempe (Luminarium)	Dr. Schwartz's Study Guides and Online Readings: Translatio studii et imperii Courtly Love Medieval Attitudes Toward Vernacular Literature (guide to Prologues) The Romance of Tristan and Isolde The Lais of Marie de France Chrétien de Troyes, The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot) Medieval Allegory The Romance of the Rose selections I, II and III Christine de Pizan I: Biographical and Literary Texts Christine de Pizan II: The Path of Long Study Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida Chaucer's "Gentilesse" (text) The Knight's Tale The Miller's Tale The Franklin's Tale The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale Images: Christine de Pizan Picture Gallery Figurae: Monastic Matrix's Images of Women's Spirituality 400-1600 Devotional Images (Mapping Margery Kempe) Diotima Collection of Arts Materials for Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World Dr. Schwartz's Courtly Love Images Dr. Schwartz's Iconographic Images Of Related Interest: Women's Studies Resources Feminism and Women's Studies Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World Dumbarton Oaks Bibliography on Women in Byzantium Peregrina: Matrologia Latina (women's mysticism in Western Christianity) Feminist Theology Bibliography (R. Unsoeld) Christian and Feminist (E. Knuth) Women in World History A Celebration of Women Writers Orlando Project (includes links to resources on Early Modern Women Writers)	Research Tools: Oxford English Dictionary Britannica Online Encyclopedia Mythica The Catholic Encyclopedia Bullfinch's Mythology MLA Bibliography Academic Search Elite Expanded Academic Index  Project Muse JSTOR NetLibrary (Kennedy Library E-Book collection) ACLS Humanities e-books Finding/Evaluating electronic resources and websites (D. Schwartz) MLA Handbook online (requires personal access code from back of MLA HB, 7th ed.) Medieval Studies Resources: Voice of the Shuttle (Anglo-Saxon and Medieval) Voice of the Shuttle (Classical Studies Resources) ORB (On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies) Netserf Luminarium The Labyrinth  J. Lynch's Medieval Literary Resources P. Halsall's Internet Medieval Sourcebook Dr. Schwartz's Chaucer Links Dr. Schwartz's Medieval Arthurian Links Dr. Schwartz's Modern Arthurian Links (some include medieval material) Dr. Schwartz's Tristan links (includes medieval and modern material)

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