E X50E E 350E Topics in Language and Literature: Beginnings to 1630 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
English 350E and 364D may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following: Comparative Literature 315, English 303D, 316L, 316M, 316N, 316P, or Tutorial Course 303D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Classical and Scriptural Backgrounds of Literature.
Topic 2: Saracens in Medieval Literature. Muslims, Arabs, Turks, Persians, Berbers, and Moors were often identified in literature and historical texts under the invented group name Saracens. Course explores who, and what, a Saracen is. Includes selected readings of literature, historical documents, and critical scholarship on Saracens in European medieval romances and epics, crusade literature, travel narratives, maps, and polemical treatises. For critical contrast, readings also include Islamic texts on, or by some of the most famous (or infamous) Saracens known to medieval Europe. English 350E (Topic 2) and Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 18) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in English or rhetoric and writing.
Topic 3: Literature and the Visual Arts. Examines the relationship between words and images across a broad historical sweep. Only one of the following may be counted: English 320M (Topic: Literature and the Visual Arts), 350E (Topic: Literature and the Visual Arts), 350E (Topic 3).