Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module the student will be able to: demonstrate a critical understanding of Chaucer and literature of the period; identify and engage in key critical and theoretical debates; appreciate the skills involved in translation, adaptation, rewriting a particular form; deliver research material in structured written presentation; engage in class discussion and debates on relevant topics.
Indicative Module Content:
Some key topics of the module include:
Chaucer's biography
The historical, social, and literary contexts of Chaucer's poetry
The critical function of form and style
The themes of gentilesse, auctoritee, sentence and solaas, ernest and game
Intertextuality and metatextuality