ENGL 443. English Literature of the Middle Ages (3)

Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Preparatory: 6 units of lower division literature courses, or 3 units of lower division literature and ENGL 355. Study of the literature of England to 1500, including representative Old and Middle English works such as Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Works studied may include texts written by authors such as Chaucer, Langland, the Gawain-Poet, Gower, and Malory, as well as a variety of genres such as romance, lyrics, ballads, and drama. Available for graduate credit.