XIDS 2100 (Section 02D): Medievalism, Prof. Micheal Crafton
Professor Name: Micheal
Crafton
Course Title : Arts and Ideas: Medievalism
Days and time of class: F 10:00-11:50
Location of class: Pafford
102; mostly online
King Arthur, The Thirteenth Warrior,
Excalibur, Joan of Arc, The Name of the Rose, Camelot, The Lion in Winter, A
Knight's Tale,
these are titles of successful popular movies on medieval subjects. Likewise, we could mention Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Chronicles of Narnia as very successful
movies that represent the medieval in more creative ways. The effect of the medieval world is
pervasive; consider Gothic art and architecture, tapestries, illuminated books,
games like Dungeons and Dragons that have lived on for decades, and lay groups
like the Society for Creative Anachronism.
These things all speak to the enduring appeal of the medieval world, but
the "medieval worlds" represented by these various forms of popular
art are very different from each other and differ even more radically from
scholarly representations of that epoch and differ still from the medieval
world’s own representation of itself.
This course will attempt to survey and explore the nature of these
medieval words, the scholarly ones the historians say are true and the imagined
ones that we enjoy in books and at the theater.
We will use one brief history text as our scholarly guide to the
history, culture, and art of the period.
With that guide we will read some medieval literature and view some
modern films.
This course is an XIDS course,
which is to say an interdisciplinary course, specifically, a Medieval Studies
course. Medieval Studies, like Women's
Studies or American Studies, is inherently an interdisciplinary activity
because to get at the medieval world one must look at art and architecture as
well as history, literature, religion, and philosophy. Medievalism, however, is that aspect of
Medieval Studies that interested in the modern perceptions of the medieval word
and the influence the medieval world has on the modern. This is also largely an online course, so the
class will meet on Friday mornings only three times. The rest of the class will be conducted in
online email exchanges, web space lectures, and some version of chat rooms and
postings.
There will be some quizzes,
tests, and some very brief writing assignments.
Texts:
Lancelot
by Chretien de Troyes. Trans. Burton Raffel. (Paperback).
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997.
Medieval
World View by William Cook and Ronald Herzman. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press,
2004.
The
Song of Roland (Penguin Classics) (Paperback) by
Anonymous, Glyn S. Burgess (Translator) Penguin, 1990.
Three
films: The Thirteenth Warrior; King Arthur (2004); Name of the Rose
Requirements:
Active engagement online discussion or postings, online quizzes and tests,
short papers.
Five
short papers (1-2 pages, typed, double spaced, 1 inch margins and 12 pt font)
are to be reports on current art events related to the class. In this case, you will be given a good deal
of latitude on this assignment. For
those going to France the requirement can be met by writing a travel journal of
the sites you visit. For those in
remaining in Georgia, you can write on any play, lecture, church service,
museum exhibit, Renaissance Fair, web exhibit or other movie related to our
subject.
Every
unit below will require the following:
Reading the assignment
Listening to the online lecture
Answering the questions and posting
them to me.
Completing the test at the end of each
unit.
Carrollton
Syllabus (for France Syllabus scroll down)
The
dates below are just my suggestions for when you could do your work. This is a self-paced course and
so
you can set your own work days. The
schedule is also there to make sure that the work matches that of
other
Session II summer classes. Although the
work shall be self-paced, it all has to be completed by the final
dates
and if you put the work off till then, you will not be able to complete it all.
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Dates |
Unit
No. |
Topics |
Readings
& Assignments |
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Unit One: Foundations and Beginnings |
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June |
8 |
M |
1.1 |
Email Syllabus Overview of medieval history and medievalism The Bible |
Visit the following websites: http://eawc.evansville.edu/chronology/mepage.htm www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages Medieval World View, chapter 1: The Bible |
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10 |
W |
1.2 |
Legacy of Classical World |
Medieval World View, chapter 2: Classical Heritage |
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15 |
M |
1.3 |
Early Medieval World and Early Christian Church |
Medieval World View, chapter 3: Early Christianity |
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17 |
W |
1.4 |
Early Medieval Heroic Poetry |
View King Arthur Old English poetry: Deor, The Ruin, Seafarer, and Battle of Brunanburh. Click here for poems. PowerPoint Test 1 |
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Unit Two: Early Middle Ages |
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22 |
M |
2.1 |
Fall of Rome Development of the High Church
Romanesque Art |
Medieval World View, chapter 5: Transition from Ancient to Medieval Questions |
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24 |
W |
2.2 |
Charlemagne Holy Roman Empire |
Medieval World View, chapter 7: The First Medieval Synthesis |
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29 |
M |
2.3 |
Medieval Epic |
Song of Roland, Read about half. |
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July |
1 |
W |
2.4 |
Medieval Epic |
Song of Roland, Finish View 13th Warrior Test 2 |
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Unit Three: High Middle Ages |
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6 |
M |
3.1 |
Feudalism Crusades Church and Empire |
Medieval World View, chapter 8: Church, State and Society |
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8 |
W |
3.2 |
Development of Courtly Love Gothic Art |
Medieval World View, chapter 9: Renaissance of the Twelfth Century |
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13 |
M |
3.3 |
Medieval Romance |
Lancelot, Read about half. |
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15 |
W |
3.4 |
Romance and Gothic |
Lancelot, Finish.
View First Knight Test 3 |
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20 |
M |
3.5 |
Waning of the Middle Ages and the Beginning of the Renaissance |
Medieval World View, chapter 11: The Fourteenth Century |
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22 |
W |
3.6 |
Plague Dark View of Medieval Period Anticipation of Mannerist Art |
Chaucer’s The Pardoner’s Tale View Name of the Rose |
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27 |
M |
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Test 4 All essays are due. |
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France Syllabus (or accelerated syllabus)
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Dates |
Topics |
Readings
& Assignments |
||
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|
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Unit One: Foundations and Beginnings |
|
|
June |
8 |
M |
Email Syllabus Overview of medieval history and medievalism The Bible |
Visit the following websites: http://eawc.evansville.edu/chronology/mepage.htm www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages Medieval World View, chapter 1: The Bible |
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9 |
W |
Legacy of Classical World |
Medieval World View, chapter 2: Classical Heritage |
|
|
10 |
M |
Early Medieval World and Early Christian Church |
Medieval World View, chapter 3: Early Christianity |
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11 |
W |
Early Medieval Heroic Poetry |
View King Arthur Old English poetry: Deor, The Ruin, Seafarer, and Battle of Brunanburh. Click here for poems. Test 1 |
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Unit Two: Early Middle Ages |
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15 |
M |
Fall of Rome Development of the High Church
Romanesque Art |
Medieval World View, chapter 5: Transition from Ancient to Medieval |
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|
16 |
W |
Charlemagne Holy Roman Empire |
Medieval World View, chapter 7: The First Medieval Synthesis |
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|
17 |
M |
Medieval Epic |
Song of Roland, Read about half. |
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18 |
W |
Medieval Epic |
Song of Roland, Finish View 13th Warrior Test 2 |
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Unit Three: High Middle Ages |
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22 |
M |
Feudalism Crusades Church and Empire |
Medieval World View, chapter 8: Church, State and Society |
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23 |
W |
Development of Courtly Love Gothic Art |
Medieval World View, chapter 9: Renaissance of the Twelfth Century |
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24 |
M |
Medieval Romance |
Lancelot, Read about half. |
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25 |
W |
Romance and Gothic |
Lancelot, Finish. View First Knight Test 3 |
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29 |
M |
Waning of the Middle Ages and the Beginning of the Renaissance |
Medieval World View, chapter 11: The Fourteenth Century |
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30 |
W |
Plague Dark View of Medieval Period Anticipation of Mannerist Art |
Chaucer’s The Pardoner’s Tale View Name of the Rose |
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July |
27 |
M |
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Test 4 All essays are due. |
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