Announcing summer classes at Fordham University! For more information, please email [email protected], or email the instructors directly. Registration will be open until Friday May 10.
MVST 5310 Chivalric Romance
(Hafner) TF 4:00-7:00 (Taught at Rose Hill, Summer Session I, 5/28-6/27)
This seminar will look at the genre of the chivalric romance at the intersection of different vernacular traditions and genres. What happens to Chrétien de Troyes' classics when they are adapted to the language and culture of another country? And how does the romance relate to the chanson de geste, the saint's life, the lai, or the fabliau? What if the protagonist is not a knight but rather a woman? Or a peasant? A Saracen? A pope? Or a combination of some of the above? The goal of this seminar will be to provide an overview of the wide range of romance themes and adaptations in Europe, including their reception to the present day. Students are expected to read a well-annotated Middle English romance in the original. All other texts can be prepared in translation, while some of the class time will be dedicated to closely reading some crucial passages in the original Latin, Old French, and Middle High German. For more information, email [email protected]
LATN 5090 (0) Latin for Reading
(McGowan) MW 1:00-4:00 (Taught at Rose Hill, Summer Session I, 5/28-6/27)
(Taught at Rose Hill, Summer Session I, 5/28-6/27)
For more information, email [email protected]
FREN 5090 (0) French for Reading
(Clark) TR 6:00-9:00 (Taught at Lincoln Center, Summer Session I, 5/28-6/27)
GERM 0010 (2) German for Study Abroad
(Ebner) TR 2:30-5:00 (Taught at Lincoln Center, Summer Session II 7/2-8/6)
This course prepares students for studying abroad in a German-speaking country with no or little prior knowledge of German. It combines learning the basics of German with learning more about Germany, and its subtleties and specifics when it comes to culture. It is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, professionals and language learners at large, and will introduce the very basics of German grammar, vocabulary, and everyday topics (how to open up a bank account, register for classes, how to navigate the Meldepflicht, or simply order food). It aims to help you get ready for working or studying abroad, and better communicate with German-speaking colleagues, family and friends. For more information, email [email protected]
LATN 5093 (3) Ecclesiastical Latin
(McGowan) MW 1:00-4:00 (Taught at Rose Hill, Summer Session II 7/2-8/6)
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