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Introduction to Medieval English Literature

CMS 104 / ENG 104

This course offers an introductory survey of the literature produced in England between 800 and 1485, from Anglo-Saxon poetry through the advent of print. Major texts include pre-Conquest poetry and prose (such as Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle), early Middle English romance, post-Conquest ly…

Chaucer

CMS 206 / ENG 206

Reading and interpretation of Chaucer's major works, including The Canterbury Tales. Students interrogate the many ways Chaucer’s texts challenge assumptions of fixity, including definitions of gender, class, territory, and time. All works are read in Middle English.

Senior Thesis

ENG 457

Students register for ENG 457 in the fall semester. Majors writing an honors thesis register for both ENG 457 and 458.