English 370
Section 01 [H]
Fall 2022
SLN 05638
MWF 1:10 – 2:00pm.
Spark 333
Dr. Michael Delahoyde
Avery Hall 355
Washington State University
Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 and by appointment.
Phone: 509-335-4832
E-mail: delahoyd@wsu.edu
The Making of English Syllabus
August 22 — Introductions and Images.
August 23 — Bede, The Battle of Brunanburg, Riddles, Dream of the Rood.
August 26 — The Wanderer, The Wife’s Lament, Introduction to Beowulf.
August 29 — Beowulf.
August 31 — Beowulf.
September 2 — Mabinogion: Culhwch and Olwen.
[September 5 — Holy Day.]
September 7 — The Art of Courtly Love.
September 9 — Middle English Lyrics.
September 12 — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
September 14 — Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
September 16 — Medieval Food. [Zoom.]
September 19 — Chaucer, The General Prologue.
September 21 — Chaucer, The General Prologue.
[September 23 — Conference.]
September 26 — Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale.
September 28 — Chaucer, The Miller’s Prologue and Tale.
September 30 — Chaucer, The Tale of Sir Thopas. [Zoom.]
October 3 — Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale.
October 5 — Chaucer, The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale.
October 7 — Chaucer, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale.
October 10 — Chaucer, Retraction and Disappearance; Review.
October 12 — Writing Matters. [Zoom.]
October 14 — Midterm Exam & Essay. [Zoom.]
[October 17 — Outreach Event.]
October 19 — Medieval/Renaissance Transition: Malory excerpt, Renaissance Sonnets.
October 21 — Madrigals, “Thule, The Period of Cosmography.”
October 24 — Renaissance Poetry: Marlowe [?], Raleigh [?], and Sidney.
October 26 — Poem Presentations. [Zoom.]
October 28 — Poem Presentations. [Zoom.]
October 31 — Marlowe, Dr. Faustus. [Zoom.]
November 2 — Marlowe, Dr. Faustus.
November 4 — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act I.
November 7 — SAQ.
November 9 — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Acts II & III.
[November 11 — Holiday.]
November 14 — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Acts III & IV.
November 16 — Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act V.
November 18 — Extra Early Modern.
[November 21 – 25 — Thanksgiving Holiday.]
November 28 — Shake-speare’s Lucrece.
November 30 — Review.
December 2 — End-of-Semester Exam & Essay. [Zoom.]
December 5 — Shakespeare’s Use of Chaucer.
December 7 — Final Matters.
December 9 — The rest is silence.