LIT 2131: King Arthur in Legend and Literature
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry  ~ January	Spring Term 2010 Ref. #545797  Tuesday & Thursday 11:15-12:30 a.m.     Catalog Course Description/Objectives The course will trace the progress of the legends surrounding King Arthur from medieval to contemporary poetry and prose, with primary focus on literary texts and supplementary investigation of Arthurian themes in art, film, and music. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 3 hr. lecture

books |Course Requirements |Readings and Exams |Novels |Children's Books Literary and Historical Links  |Author Home Pages King Arthur in Pop Culture

Books

Note: Do not buy book editions other than the ones listed below. Other editions will cause problems for you in class and make more work for you in writing the analytical paper.  Chretien de Troyes: Lancelot, or the Knight of the Cart, Translator: Ruth Cline (University of Georgia Press)   Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Translator: Marie Borroff (Norton)  Sir Thomas Malory: Le Morte Darthur, Editor: Helen Cooper (Oxford)  Mary Stewart: The Wicked Day (Eos)  Books will be supplemented with handouts and films

Requirements

Assignments: Attendance and participation - 10% and may also convince me to throw in an extra point or two if your course grade is on the borderline at the end of the term 6 discussion board assignments in Angel - 30% of the grade for the course A 3-4 full page analytical paper - 60% of the grade for the course Students should: Finish reading assignments before coming to class on the day they are due  Bring books to class Follow the Ground Rules

Literary and Historical Links

Archive of Arthurian Images Arthurian A to Z List Interactive List of Arthurian People and Events Arthurian Film, TV Production and Music List Basic Medieval Arthurian Reading List from Arthuriana A Bibliography of Arthurian Animation (on Arthuriana web site) The Bodleian Library's Collection of images from illuminated manuscripts The Camelot Project at University of Rochester: A multimedia collection of Arthurian materials A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain English Arthurian photographs by G. Van Doren, Cutler Ridge Middle School, Miami, Florida Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry The world's most famous medieval illuminated book of hours ORB The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies Scott Grossberg's Arthurian Photographs ~ exquisite, original black and white photos that can be sent as electronic postcards

Official Websites

Jack Whyte Marion Zimmer Bradley Stephen Lawhead

King Arthur in Pop Culture

King Arthur Flour ". . . the oldest flour company in America, founded in 1790 and employee owned since 1996" Merlin, the Multi-Element Radio-Linked Interferometer Network, is an array of six observing stations that work together to form a powerful radio telescope comparable in strength to the Hubble Space Telescope. Merlin is a United Kingdom National Facility operated by the University of Manchester for the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. Ok! So it's not pop culture ~ it's science! Feature Movies & TV Productions Titles list

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