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Winter 2000TEXTS AND ASSIGNMENTSHarry Logan
English 310B, Chaucer 2: The Canterbury TalesHH 245
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Text:
Benson, Larry D., gen. ed. The Riverside Chaucer. 3rd ed.
Recommended Reading:
Cooper, Helen. Oxford Guides to Chaucer: "The Canterbury Tales." 2nd ed. Oxford UP. 1996.
Links:
Chaucer Bibliography
Chaucer Sources on the Web
A Chaucerian Wordlist
The Feaste -- with costume tips

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Requirements:
Exams are based on assigned readings and contents of class lectures.
Examination 1: February 17
Examination 2: March 16
Examination 3: Final Examination Period

The three examinations will be weighted equally. In addition, students may get extra credit by preparing a passage of their choice of about 20 lines to be read to me in my office some time before the final examination.
DATEASSIGNMENTS
Jan. 6--11 Benson, Introduction.
13--25 General Proloue to the Canterbury Tales.

27--F3 The Knight's Tale.

Feb. 8 The Miller/s Prologue and Tale.

10 The Reeve's Prologue and Tale; Cook's Prologue and Tale.

15 The Man of Law's Introduction, Prologue, and Tale.

17 HOUR EXAMINATION.

21--25 STUDY WEEK.

29 The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale.

Mar. 2 The Friar's Prologue and Tale; The Summoner's P & T.

7 The Clerk's Prologue and Tale.

9 The Merchant's Prolgue and Tale.

14 The Squire's Prologue and Tale; The Franklin's Prologue and Tale.

16 HOUR EXAMINATION 2.
21 The Physician's Tale; the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale.

23 The Shipman's Tale; the Prioress's Prologue and Tale.

28 Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas; Melibee Prologue and Tale.

30 The Monk's Prologue and Tale; the Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale.

Apr. 4 2nd Nun's Prologue and Tale; the Canon's Yeoman's Prologue and Tale.

The Manciple's Prologue and Tale; the Parson's P & T; Retraction.

17FINAL EXAMINATION -- 2-5 p.m. Engineering Lecture Hall Room 204

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