Mod/ieval Conditions:

Mod/ieval Lit: Final Projects

We worked all semester long to think both medieval and modern, often using Medium to explore the intricacies of how old literature can resonate with our modern concerns. A few of the posts are listed below.

The Erotics of Excess : fabliaux and the power of/in language

Most of us spend a lot of time trying not to offend people when circumstances call for it. We don’t express continually through excess, though we might use that language with friends.

Geographies of Difference in the Middle Ages

As we've seen, the Middle Ages are full of questions about how to define the self. In our recent discussions of Aucassin et Nicolette, we questioned the construction of hybridity — specifically, generic hybridity, but also in terms of class, race, and…

Aucassin & Nicolette,

or how to tell when you finally "belong" somewhere

Marie de France

Who was Marie de France?

We only know her through the general prologue…

Yvain and the presentation of women in courtly romance

Falone invites us to consider the links between Yvain and the following sources:

Yvain, ou le chevalier au lion

Yvain is full of goofy stuff right out of Monty Python: a nameless knight, a magical fountain, gnomes and…