MRST 261 - Medieval Culture: Readings from the Early Middle Ages, 500-1000

3 Credit Hours

Critical analysis and interpretation of selected works from the early medieval period. Focuses on major types of literature produced during the period 500-1000 AD, e.g., cultural, religious, rhetorical, lyric, epic, biographical. Includes Augustine’s Confessions, Boethius’ Consolation, St. Gregory’s Life of St. Benedict, The Life of Charlemagne, etc. Writing-emphasis course.