Schedule of Oral Presentations, Fall 2007
There are 28 potential presentaton slots listed over 14 presentation days, below. Please note that no more than TWO students should sign up to present on a given presentation day. Also, no more than TWO students should sign up to present on a given text which will be considered on two consecutive class days (e.g. Jean de Meun's Rose, Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida).
Before signing up for a research presentation topic, follow the link to familiarize yourself with the Oral Presentation Guidelines.
All students should meet with me to discuss possible angles and report any problems they are having with research assignments ASAP and by the end of week 3 at the latest! Failure to do so will cause an "F" to be averaged into the Research Report component of your final course grade.
NOTES: 1) Senior Project students have first pick of presentation
topics. 2) Two students may sign up to present the same reading on
days where only one primary reading is scheduled. In these cases, the two
students should coordinate with one another AND Dr. Schwartz to ensure
they focus on different aspects of the work. On days on which more
than one reading is assigned, each student should present a different reading.
3) Unless you have discussed the matter with me and obtained prior approval,
you may not sign up to present a work on which you have previously
completed a research project (e.g. for another class). 4) Students
with prior experience using the research tools are encouraged to sign up
for topics which fall
early in the quarter.
| Week | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Day 2 | The Tristan tradition. See Tristan
study guide
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| Marie
de France, selected
Lais:
Guigemar, Equitan, Bisclavret,
Lanval, Yonec, Chevrefoil. ( Short and fun readings; note that "Chevrefoil"
is another Tristan text!)
Consultation of the Engl 203/252 Study Guide is highly recommended; includes comments on all assigned lais except Equitan). Research Presentations (each should focus on a different specific lai; no more than TWO unless all other presentation topics/days have at least one presentation):
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| Day 1 | Chrétien de Troyes, The Knight of the Lion
(Yvain). Arthurian Romances
295-380.
Research presentation(s):
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| Day 2 | Chrétien de Troyes, The
Knight of the Cart (Lancelot). Arthurian
Romances 207-294. READ WHOLE TEXT BY CLASS TIME. Consultation
of study guide strongly advised!
Research presentation(s):
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| Day 1 | Guillaume de Lorris's Romance of the Rose,
"chapters" 1-3 (pp. 3-61). Consult study guides: Rose
I (general background -- what is the Romance of the Rose, anyway?);
Rose
II (contexts for the Wife of Bath); and Rose
III (contexts for Christine de Pizan) -- but note that page numbers
don't refer to our text.
Research Presentation(s) on Guillaume de Lorris's Rose (no more than one recommended, unless other dates all have at least one presentation)
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| Day 2 | Jean de Meun's Romance of the Rose, "chapters"
4-7 (pp. 62-224). Consult study guides: Rose
I (general background -- what is the Romance of the Rose, anyway?);
Rose
II (contexts for the Wife of Bath); and Rose
III (contexts for Christine de Pizan) -- but note that page numbers
don't refer to our text. See also plot summary, Introduction, pp.
x-xii.
Research presentation(s): on Jean de Meun's Rose (or related topic); must focus primarily on reading assigned for today. Suggested: The Old Woman as source of the Wife of Bath. Only one presentation unless all other presentation days already have at least one presentation. |
| Day 1 | Jean de Meun's Romance of the Rose: "chapters"
8-12 (pp. 225-335). Consult study guides: Rose
I (general background -- what is the Romance of the Rose, anyway?);
Rose
II (contexts for the Wife of Bath); and Rose
III (contexts for Christine de Pizan) -- but note that page numbers
don't refer to our text. See also plot summary, Introduction,
pp. x-xii.
Research presentation(s): on Jean de Meun's Rose on Jean de Meun's Rose (or related topic); must focus primarily on reading assigned for today. Only one presentation unless all other presentation days already have at least one presentation. |
| Day 2 | Christine
and the Rose: The God of Love's Letter
(The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan, pp. 15-29), the
debate on the Romance of the Rose (The Selected Writings
of Christine de Pizan, pp. 41-45), and The Book of the City of
Ladies (The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan, pp.
116-137, 144-155). Consult study
guide!
Research presentation(s): on Christine de Pizan's reactions to the Rose (if there are two presentations, each presenter should focus on only ONE of the three assigned texts; no more than TWO presentations possible, unless all other topics/days have at least one presentation):
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| Day 1 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| Day 2 | Chaucer,
Troilus
and Cressida, pts. I-II (Portable Chaucer, 345-426).
You are strongly advised to consult
Troilus
and Cressida study guide. Research Presentation(s) on
an aspect of pts. I-II (no more than TWO presentations possible, unless
all other topics/days have at least one presentation).
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| Day 1 | NO CLASS |
| Day 2 | Chaucer,
Troilus
and Cressida, pts. III-V (Portable Chaucer, 427-555).
Use
Troilus
and Cressida study guide to guide your reading! Research
Presentation(s) on an aspect of pts. III-V (no more than TWO
presentations possible, unless all other topics/days have at least one
presentation).
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Week "10a" (11/19 - 11/21)
| Day 1 | Chaucer,
The
Canterbury Tales I: The
Knight's Tale (Portable Chaucer, 76-123) and The
Miller's Tale (Portable Chaucer, 123-143). Consultation
of The
Knight's Tale study guide and The
Miller's Tale study guide strongly advised! Two Research Presentations
(one on each tale):
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| Day 2 | NO CLASS |
| Day 1 | Chaucer,
The
Canterbury Tales II: The
Nun's Priest's Tale (Portable Chaucer, 186-206) and
The
Merchant's Tale (Portable Chaucer, 264-291). Consultation
of The Nun's
Priest's Tale study guide strongly advised. For information
on the fabliau (the genre of the Merchant's Tale), consultation of The
Miller's Tale study guide strongly advised. Two Research
Presentations (one on each tale):
|
| Day 2 | Chaucer,
The
Canterbury Tales III: The
Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale (Portable Chaucer, 239-240)
and The
Franklin's Tale (Portable Chaucer, 292-314). Consultation
of the two study guides is strongly advised! Two Research Presentations
(one on each tale):
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