Arthurian Literature and Celtic Colonization

Calendar

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