EN 599
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and the Transition from Manuscript to Print
Fall 2013
Course Overview
This independent study will investigate the text fo the Canterbury Tales in context of its transmission in manuscript and in print, as a whole as well as individual portions, from late fourteenth-century composition through the end of the sixteenth century, including how manuscript and print contribute to differences in reception(s) and meaning(s).
Course Goals: Instructor will...
Introduce the text of Canterbury Tales
Provide support in reading the original Middle English
Discuss the history of the book and the transition from manuscript to print
Course Objectives: Student will...
Demonstrate understanding of the original language of the Tales
Demonstrate facility with the theoretical foundations of the history of the book in general and specifically the transition from manuscript to print
Demonstrate understanding of the mechanics of manuscript and print production and how they affect textual forms and distribution
Required Readings
Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, ed. Benson
The Companion to the History of the Book, ed. Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose
British Library: manuscript facsimiles, Caxton
Early English Books Online: early printed editions
Grading:
Weekly reading journal (blog entries) 20%
20-item annotated bibliography 35%
20-page term paper 45%
Schedule of reading and due dates...
September 5 General Prologue; Companion 1
September 12 Knight's Tale; Companion 2
September 19 Miller, Reeve, Cook; Companion 3
September 26 Man of Law, Wife of Bath; Companion 4
October 3 Friar, Summoner; Companion 14
October 10 Fall Break
October 17 Clerk, Merchant; Companion 15
October 24 Squire, Franklin; Companion 16
October 31 Physician, Pardoner; Companion 33
November 7 Shipman, Prioress, Sir Topas; Companion 38
November Melibee, Monlk; Annotated Bibliography Due
November 21 Nun's Priest, Second Nun, Canon's Yeoman
November 28 Thanksgiving
December 5 Manciple, Parson (first half)
December 12 Parson (conclusion); Companion 14; Term Paper
December 19 Conclusions and Review
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