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Introduction, The Matter of Britain: Nomenclature and National Identity
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English Imperialism in the Twelfth-Century |
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Imperialist History I: Hebrew Models of Historical Narrative |
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Imperialist History II: Roman Models of Secular History |
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Imperialist History III: Christian Models of Salvation History |
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The Return of the Repressed: Multiplicity and the Marvelous |
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Student Presentations |
Student presentations 1 due |
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Reconquering the Past: The Motifs of Rivalry and Revenge |
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The Cause of Liberty and the Roots of British Disunity |
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The Hero of the Nation: Rescue and Redemption |
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Private Passions: The Political as Personal |
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Unnatural History: Linearity, Lineage, and Land Management |
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Land of Enchantment: Monsters, Marvels, and Mastery |
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Liberty and License: The Situational Ethics of Erotic Entanglements |
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Celtic Adventures and the Opportunities for Individual Self-Realization |
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Misadventures of the Noble Savage |
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The Dissolution of Britain: The Great Revolt of 1173-74 |
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Gender Trouble: Parody and the Play of Perspectives in the Gawain Romances |
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Student Presentations |
Student presentations 2 due |
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Contemptus Mundi: Gothic Horror and the Grotesque |
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Lateran IV, Lay Spirituality, and Affective Piety |
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The World as Text |
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Cyclical Developments |
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Knight Errantry |
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Apocalyptic Visions and Cistercian Revisionism |
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The End of an Era |
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