Course Description

Comparative Literature and Culture 380F/G Medieval Literature and Modern Cinema

The course studies medieval writings in tandem with films based on them, while also examining other cinematic attempts to recreate a 'real' Middle Ages. Included are the Story of the Grail, Death of King Arthur, Tristan, The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales; and films by Dreyer, Cocteau, Pasolini, Rohmer, and Bresson.

Prerequisite: Comparative Literature and Culture 020 or permission of the Department.

3 lecture hours, half course.

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