HISTORY 3346: THE AGE OF CHIVALRY
Section 001; CRN
49410
Holden
Hall 111
TEACHER
John Howe,
Professor of
History, Co-Director,
Medieval and
Renaissance Studies Center
Office: 143 Holden Hall,
Office Hours: MW 9:30-10:30;
PURPOSES OF THE COURSE
To
acquire a general knowledge of medieval Western European civilization from ca.
1000 to ca. 1400. To examine in detail medieval
Expected Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion History 3346 students will be able to:
3. Appreciate in more detail how the development of the high medieval
Latin West relates to basic themes and developments of “Western Civilization”;
4. Appreciate human behaviors and ideas in greater depth by studying
chivalry and nobility as manifested in epic and romance literature and in social
institutions; and
5. Achieve greater proficiency in the following genres of historical
writing: essay examination and short research paper.
Methods for Assessing the Expected Learning Outcomes
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Required Texts
Barbara H. Rosenwein, A Short History of
the Middle Ages. Fourth edition. Toronto: University of Toronto
Press, 2014.
Required
Class Attendance
Examinations
The final
examination on Monday May 15 at 1:30 - 4:00 pm will feature
multiple-choice,
identification questions, and perhaps
map work on the material covered since the second midterm, and also several
essay questions covering the material of the entire course.
Bring blue books for the final.
Term Paper
GRADING
The class
participation grade is determined in this way. At the end of the semester,
students are divided into three groups on the basis of attendance, class
preparation, and class contributions: 1) individuals who were outstanding;
2) individuals who were generally average; and 3) individuals who were well
below average. In computing the course grade, the first group gets the
class participation component credited as an ‘A’; the second group has these
points dropped out (so they neither help nor hurt); and the third group has them
credited as an ‘F’.
OFFICIAL NOTICES
Necessary
Accommodations: Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may
require some special arrangements to meet course requirements should contact the
instructor as soon as possible so that necessary accommodations can be made.
Observance of
a Religious Holy Day: Texas House Bill 256
requires institutions of higher education to excuse a student from attending
classes or other required activities, including examinations, for the observance
of a religious holy day. The student shall also be excused for time necessary to
travel. An institution may not penalize the student for the absence and allows
for the student to take an exam or complete an assignment from which the student
is excused. No prior notification of the instructor is required.
Plagiarism: "It is the aim of the
faculty of
F Jan 20 Introduction
Rosenwein xv, 1-5, 24, 94, 101;
Eurasia;
Map of the divided
Carolingian Empire;
Europe 900
M Jan 23 Geography
Rosenwein 127-30;
Annals of the Abbey
of Xanten; “Wolves”
[Tu Jan 24 Last day for
student-initiated Drop/Add]
W Jan 25 The Last Invaders of the West
Rosenwein 131-35; Encastellation ; Motte and Bailley Castles
F Jan 27
Rosenwein 135-51; Germany
in mid 10th cent ; Italy
in Early Eleventh Century
M Jan 30 New-Style Kingships
Rosenwein 153-64
W Feb 1 A Wider World
Rosenwein 164-6;
Truce of
God; Howe, "Nobility's Reform of the
Medieval Church,"American Historical
Review, 93(2) (1988): 317-339 [access through
JSTOR]
F Feb 3 Religious Reform
Rosenwein 166-70; Henry IV to Gregory VII; Gregory VII to Henry IV
[F Feb
3 Last day to drop without penalty; last day to drop and receive a refund]
M Feb 6 Empire and Papacy
Rosenwein 170-178 ; Ekkehard ; Fulk
W Feb 8 The Expansion of
F Feb 10 New Schools
Keen ix-x, 1-23
M Feb 13 The Problem of Chivalry
Keen 23-43
W Feb 15 Secular Origins of Chivalry
[W Feb 15 Last Day to Withdraw from the University with a Partial Refund]
Keen 44-82
F Feb 17 Chivalry and the Church
Keen 83-101
M Feb 20 The Rise of the Tournament
Study; choose the subject of your term paper
W Feb 22 Midterm No. 1
Roland 7-49;
Rosenwein 182-93;
Life in a Medieval Castle ;
Romanesque Architecture
F Feb 24 Romanesque Architecture
Roland
51-104
M Feb 27 Epic Literature
Roland 104-44
W Mar 1 Epic Themes / Discussion
Roland
144-203
F Mar 3 Discussion of Roland
Keen 102-42
M Mar 6 Chivalric Learning
Rosenwein 197-208;
Trade ; Exchequer ;
Magna Carta
W Mar 8 The Birth of the State in Western Europe:
England, Spain, France
Rosenwein 208-13;
Guilds & Taxes
;
Florence's Treaty with San Gimignano
F Mar 10 Empire and City States
Rosenwein 213-18; Perceval
ix-xxix
[Mar
11-19 Spring Vacation]
M Mar
20 Romances
Perceval 2-20
W Mar 22 Perceval Meets Chivalry
Perceval 21-81
F Mar 24 Perceval Becomes a Knight
Perceval 82-167
M Mar 27 The Grail Quest
Perceval 168-244
W Mar 29 The Arthurian Cycle
[Th Mar 30 Last day for student-initiated drop (with
penalty); last day to declare pass/fail intentions]
Study
F Mar 31 Midterm #2
Rosenwein 218-28;
Amiens
M Apr 3 The Gothic Style
Rosenwein 228-39; Innocent
III Biography
W Apr 5 Roman Leadership in the Church
Francis:
The Authoritative Life
F Apr 7 Mendicants and
Universities
Rosenwein 241-52
[Th April 6- Tu Apr 25 Summer/fall advance
registration for currently enrolled students]
Rosenwein 252-58; finish the semester paper
W Apr 12 Stronger Monarchies
Rosenwein 258-66;
Tips on Reading
Aquinas ; Summa
Theologiae
F Apr 14 The Scholastic Synthesis and Its
Fraying
[M Apr 17 Easter Holiday: Day of No
Classes]
Rosenwein 267-75;
Butcher of Abbeville ;
Chaucer's
Wife of Bath
W Apr 19 Later Medieval Lay Literature
F Apr 21 Later Medieval Drama
Rosenwein 276-301; James Masschaele, "The Renaissance Depression Debate: The View from
M Apr 24 Plague, Violence, Economic Depression
Rosenwein 302-04
W Apr 26 The Church in Crisis
[W Apr 26 Open registration begins]
Rosenwein 304-1
F Apr 28 Renaissance?
Keen 143-78
M May 1 Nobility in the Later Middle Ages
Keen 179-99
W May 3 Secular Orders of Chivalry
[Th May 4 Last Day to withdraw from the university]
Keen 200-218;
Jacques de Lalaing
F May 5 Late
Medieval Chivalry
Keen 219-53
M May 8
Chivalry and Ourselves
[M May 8 Make-Up Test in HH 40 at 3:30-4:30 pm]
[W May 10 Dead Day]
Study
M May 15 at 1:30 - 4:00 pm FINAL
EXAMINATION
W May 17 at 8:30am
Deadline for submitting rewritten papers
May 19-20
Friday Saturday Graduation