LIT 400 - Medieval Life, Thought and Literature

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A study of the intellectual and cultural life of High Middle Ages and the literature of Medieval England. Topical studies include chivalric life and romance, the literature and theology of romantic love, scholasticism and the via antiqua, theological and philosophical poetry, allegory as literature and as interpretive technique, popular literature and culture and the English mystics. Readings include selections from 12th through 14th century philosophers, theologians and mystics, as well as Arthurian Romance, Chaucer, Langland and the Gawain Poet.
Prerequisites: HIST 130