English 108: Resources
General
& Specific Literary Terms:
Photos:
Photos
for English 108
Study Questions:
Song
of Roland
Medieval
lyrics, selections
Dante, Inferno
Medieval drama
Petrarch
Moliere,
Tartuffe
Items below from past terms:
Augustine,
Confessions
Ariosto,
Orlando Furioso (selections)
Marie
de France, Lanval
Death
of King Arthur
Boccaccio,
Decameron (selections) & fabliaux
Lope de
Vega, Fuente Ovejuna
Gottfried
von Strassburg, Tristan
Chaucer, General
Prologue & Three Tales
Pearl
Marguerite
de Navarre, Heptameron (selections)
Christine
de Pizan, Book of the Duke of True Lovers
Cervantes,
Don Quixote (from Book I)
Madame
de Lafayette, The Princess of Cleves
Racine, Phaedra
Web sites:
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Links with Literature Focus
Boethius: Consolation of Philosophy -- This text was very influential in the Middle Ages; this site directs you to the text as well as gives information about it and Boethius
The Four Humours -- Some general information useful for reading medieval and renaissance literature, primarily the four humours (medical theory) and allegorical interpretation - Courtly
Love (general note). -- What it says; the short article sums
up the issues and "rules"
**The Camelot Project -- Focuses on Arthurian literature and the legends surrounding King Arthur's court
TRISTAN and ISOLT: TEXTS, IMAGES, BASIC INFORMATION -- Camelot project site which gives general background on the Tristan story, more than just Gottfried
**Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485) -- Includes anonymous as well as known authors, several genres (including lyric)
**The Geoffrey Chaucer Website Homepage -- A Harvard site which collects a variety of information and links on Chaucer
Canterbury Tour - Introduction -- a slide-show tour of Canterbury, the goal of Chaucer's pilgrims
KTEH's Ode to Phaedra Mythological Background -- Site for another work, but it does give the Phaedra background relevant for Racine's play, too
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Links with More Links
- NM's Creative Impulse..Medieval -- A truly impressive collection of sites on a wide variety of medieval topics
- Medieval Sourcebook: Introduction -- A site collecting primary sources for studying medieval topics, plus reviews of films set in the Middle Ages
- **Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library -- Site with a lot of information and links on medieval life, art, history; includes glossary
- Labyrinth Home Page -- A key scholarly site for medieval topics links
- FRENCH MIDDLE AGES ON THE WEB -- Specifically French, but not all the sites are in French; a good place to start if you're looking for Old French and Occitan material
- Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry -- Illustrations from a Book of Hours (prayer book), one of the most lavishly and richly illustrated manuscripts from the 15th century
- Book of Kells images -- Another lavishly illustrated manuscript of the Middle Ages, this one from Ireland, about 9th century
- Archive of Tapestries Homepage -- Includes information on tapestry from ancient to modern
Links with Art Focus
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Links with History Focus
- The Age of King Charles V -- Illustrations connected to 14th century France, taken from manuscripts
- Hist. 215a/Rel 283a Home page -- Page connected to a course in Reformation Europe
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Miscellany, Including MLA
- WOU Library Home Page
- home PAGE -- Another fun site, for a Renaissance magazine aimed at a popular, not scholarly, audience; it includes recommended reading on various topics and reviews of music
- MLA Style -- Covers electronic sources only; see MLA 4th edition printed guide for complete style models
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University
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