ENG 316 - Chaucer’s Love Poetry

1 semester, 3 credits-

Concentrates on Chaucer’s love and dream poetry, which may include Troilus and Criseyde, Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, and others. These early poems show Chaucer as a European poet, and they allow a thematic exploration of medieval literature, philosophy, music, and art. Texts are read in Middle English, but no previous experience with the language is required.