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EL35DQ: KNIGHTS, VIRGINS AND VIRAGOS: CHAUCER AND MEDIEVAL WRITING (2022-2023)

Last modified: 07 Dec 2022 12:41


Course Overview

Knights, Virgins, and Viragos offers an introduction to the variety of medieval literature and culture. Turning a critical eye on the role misconceptions of the Middle Ages play in present day white supremacy, the course highlights genres from medieval drama to life writing, with attention to the medieval history of race making and modern responses to the work of Chaucer in the poetry of Patience Agbabi.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Elizabeth Elliott

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • English (EL)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Knights, Virgins, and Viragos offers an introduction to the variety of medieval literature and culture. Turning a critical eye on the role misconceptions of the Middle Ages play in present day white supremacy, the course highlights genres from medieval drama to life writing, with attention to the medieval history of race making and modern responses to the work of Chaucer in the poetry of Patience Agbabi. Emphasising the diversity of medieval writing, texts to be studied may include The King of Tars, selected Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Marie de France’s Laüstic, and Patience Agbabi’s Telling Tales.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 35
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Word Count 2500
Learning Outcomes
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 45
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Word Count 2500
Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionAnalyseAn ability to understand and examine issues raised by the interpretation of medieval literature.
ProceduralAnalyseAn ability to discuss complex issues with clarity and cogency, both orally and in writing.
ProceduralUnderstandAn ability to read and appreciate Middle English
ConceptualUnderstandAn ability to read and appreciate a selection of medieval texts, representing a variety of genres
ReflectionCreateAn ability to write clearly, succinctly, grammatically and idiomatically.
ProceduralApplyAn ability to organise study time effectively.
ProceduralUnderstandAn ability to think and speak cogently about medieval literature.

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