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Week 10 Discussion Question 1

This module showcased literature from both the Christian and Muslim world during the time of the first Crusades.  What similarities and differences did you notice between the works? 

Module 4: Reading Quiz 4

Module 3:  Reading Quiz 3:  The Role of Women

What can you tell from the readings about the role of women in Roland's and The Arabian Nights' societies?

How does this role compare to the role of women in Gilgamesh's and Odysseus' societies?

Do you think that Christianity and Islam has influenced the role of women in these texts at all? Why or why not?

- Good answers should be about 250 words.

- Be specific. Refer to examples from the text to prove your conclusions.

Plagiarism Reminder

Complete this quiz entirely on your own. Do not copy answers from online sources. If you quote from the text, remember to use quotation marks (Ex: "Blessed are the pure in heart").

Module 4 Research

Module 3: Research:  Find an article or video that teaches you something new about The Song of Roland or The Arabian Nights.  Post it to the Discussion Board.   Explain why you chose the item.  Interact with at least two class members responding to their selections.

** When you respond to classmates, be as specific as you can regarding what you found helpful or interesting about the post. Generic responses (ex: "Great post!" or "This was interesting") will not receive full credit. **

Task 3. Courtly Love Activities

TASK 3. Read through all the Courtly Love Activities below. Then, select one of these questions to answer for Activity 8, and post it to the Unit 4, Forum, Task 3:  Activity 8: Courtly Love Forum. These Activity entries must be thoughtful;  each one should be the equivalent of at least a full typed page or more in length (e.g. not less than 250 words).  They may be longer if you need to say more on your topic. You will not be able to do these Activity entries properly unless you have carefully read the assigned literature.

 

WORLD LITERATURE I

Task 3, Unit 4:  Activities for Love, Courtly and Otherwise

Please read through all of these Activities before making your selection. Make a copy of the Activity question to begin your response. Post your response there, Task 3, Unit 4, Activity 8: Courtly Love Forum. These Activity entries must be thoughtful; each one should be the equivalent of at least a full typed page or more in length (e.g. not less than 250 words).  They may be longer if you need to say more on your topic. You will not be able to do these Activity entries properly unless you have carefully read the assigned literature.

1) “Lanval” is one of the more “courtly” stories. Lanval starts out as a noble, but impoverished knight, and his love for a superior, magical lady greatly improves him. Go through some of the “rules” at the The Art of Courtly Love and show how they apply to Lanval.

2) Read the Courtly Love Study Guide and the selections from The Art of Courtly Love.   Medieval Sourcebook Andreas Capellanus The Art of Courtly Love Rules.pdf  

Focus on the "rules" at the end. Do you think people actually lived by these rules or do you think they were part of an elaborate court game? Can you find any similar rules nowadays? Write your own list of modern rules of love. How are your rules similar to those in The Art of Courtly Love? How are they different? What does that tell you about how people have or have not changed in the past 800 years?

3) Read Andrew the Chaplain's list of the rules of courtly love in The Art of Courtly Love.   Medieval Sourcebook Andreas Capellanus The Art of Courtly Love Rules-1.pdf    Download Medieval Sourcebook Andreas Capellanus The Art of Courtly Love Rules-1.pdf   

Then, write your own "modern" rules for the game of love.  After you have done so, compare them to Andrews's list and comment on how they are the same, and how different, and why.  Be thoughtful here--we are living in a very different world.  Be sure to support your comments with specific examples.

4) Consider the roles of the woman in Marie de France’s “Laustic” and Boccaccio’s “Tenth Story of the Tenth Day,” otherwise known as “Patient Griselda.” Can you reconcile these subjugated women with the “myth” of courtly love? How? Give specific examples from both stories and from the “rules” in The Art of Courtly Love.

5) Select two or three medieval lyrics that deal with the pains and desires of love for an unattainable lover. Cite the lyrics by author and title. Then, discuss themes they have in common and support your ideas using specific examples from the lyrics.  Do you think there are any significant differences between these lyric views of unattainable love and modern attitudes? Be specific in your response and develop your ideas.

6) Look closely at the mixture of religious and earthly love imagery in Petrarch's poems (You can search the Internet if you want to find Petrarch's poems online). Compare this to the descriptions of love you have read in one or more other texts during this course, such as the love of Odysseus for Penelope, or the love of Enkidu for the prostitute, or the love of Dido for Aeneas, or the love of Medea for Jason.  Can you find any similarities?  What, exactly, are the big differences?  Support your answer with specific examples from both texts.

7) The Queen in “Lanval” falsely accuses Lanval of having made improper advances to her, because she is angry that he refused her improper advances. He is put on trial and is only saved by the arrival of his lady. This story has an ancient analog in the story of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible. When Joseph is in Egypt, Potiphar’s wife tries to seduce Joseph and he rejects her. She then falsely accuses him of making improper advances to her and he is actually thrown in prison. Compare these two stories and see if you can find any interesting similarities and/or differences. Be sure to support your ideas with specific examples from both stories.

8) Go to the database of Medieval Movies.  HYPERLINK   https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/medfilms.asp (Links to an external site.)

See if you can locate a film that deals with the matter of Courtly Love. Watch the film and write a critical review, indicating what you think was genuinely "medieval" about it and what you think was simply film fakery.

9) First read the introduction to The Story of Ying Ying, which suggests that both lovers are unpleasant, deceitful people. After reading The Story of Ying Ying, decide whether or not you agree. Why or why not? Support your ideas with plenty of specific examples from the text.

10) Compare attitudes towards sex outside of marriage in the story of Brother Alberto in the Decameron and The Story of Ying Ying. Do you see any interesting similarities? Any interesting differences? And so what? Support your ideas with plenty of specific examples from both stories.

11) Select two or three medieval lyrics that deal with the pains and desires of love for an unattainable lover. Cite the lyrics by author and title. Then, discuss themes they have in common and support your ideas using specific examples from the lyrics.  Do you think there are any significant differences between these lyric views of unattainable love and modern attitudes? Be specific in your response and develop your ideas.

12) A common theme of courtly love is the ennobling of the lover by love. Select two or three lyrics that deal with the relationship between love and a noble or gentle heart. Cite these lyrics by author and title, and then discuss the way they present the ideal lover and the impact of love on him/her. Can you think of any modern parallels? Be specific in your response and develop your ideas.

13) Write a poem about a hopeless love for a superior and unresponsive beloved.  Use Petrarch's basic ideas and images and adapt them to modern circumstances.  If you do this one, put some real work and thought into it; otherwise stick with a more objective question.

14) Some of the lyrics are clearly about sexual love, not marriage. Select two or three of these, cite the lyrics by author and title, and then discuss the way they present the pursuit and satisfactions of love, using specific examples from the lyrics. Do you think there are any significant differences between these lyric views of love and modern ones? Be specific in your response and develop your ideas.

14) Compare the representation of women in Marie de France’s stories, “Lanval” and “Laustic,” to that of women in any one or two tales from the Nights.  What are the interesting similarities?  What are the significant differences?  Support your answer with specific examples from all three texts.

Week 11 Discussion Question 1

What similarities and differences did you see in Lanval" and "Laustic," by Marie de France; selections from the Decameron, and "The Story of Ying Ying."?  What stood out the most as you read these selections?

Module 4: Reading Quiz 1

Module 4:  Reading Quiz 1:

Read  "Lanval" (Links to an external site.)  by Marie de France. Then, read the Biblical story of  Joseph and Potifar's wife (Links to an external site.) . 

Compare the stories. What similarities do you notice? What are the differences? What is the moral of each story? Which story do you find more powerful, and why?

- Good answers should be at least 250 words.

- Try to address at least 3 similarities and 3 differences. 

- Be as specific as you can. Refer to details in the text. Prove that you did the reading!

Plagiarism Reminder

Compose the entirety of your answer yourself. Do not copy answers from online sources. If you quote from the assigned texts, remember to use quotation marks (Ex: "Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt.")