CLAS 222 - Ovid and the Middle Ages

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU,

We will read several of the central works of Ovid (in translation) in conjunction with medieval literature that imitates, invokes, or develops Ovid's literary corpus. We will emphasize reading and imitation as modes of interpretation, and consider how scholars of the medieval period saw themselves as inheriting and continuing a distinct literary tradition. Texts include Ovid's Amores, Heroides, and Metamorphses, various Chaucerian works, the Roman de la Rose, and the letters of Abelard and Heloise. British, Pre-1700.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: J. Bryan, K. Ormand
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with English 209.

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