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Introduction to Western Literature, Lesson Eight
Tuesday, December 13, 1:00PM FST
I'd like first to apologize for canceling last week's class. Because of that, we'll be covering Bede's Life of Cuthbert today and hearing end-of-term projects next week. Grades will be posted on December 21. If you haven't yet spoken with me about your end-of-term project, today would be a very good time to do so. Also, anyone who owes me make-up work will need to submit it by the end of the weekor by next Monday in RL time in order to get credit for it. Obviously, there will be no make-up work available if you miss next week's class, so please keep that in mind.
[Lecture] Bede was an eighth-century monk from Northumberland in England. He was one of the most important intellects, and most prolific writers of his time, and in fact he is the only Englishman written about in Dante's Divine Comedy. Bede's most important work is his History of the English Church and People, but he also wrote a number of histories, biblical commentaries and hagiography.
[Discussion Part I] Bede's Life of Cuthbert is written as a biography, but in a religious context. Discuss your opinions about how this religious context can serve both as an aid and a hindrance to understanding who Cuthbert really was.
[Discussion Part II] Choose one chapter from the work and tell the class why it in particular interested you, and what you learned about Cuthbert from it.
[Extra Credit] Discuss the importance of the religious context in relation to the societal norms and political culture of the time in which the work was written. (Extra credit can be applied to make-up work from missed classes if desired.)
The following students have unexcused absences which require make-up work:
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miss_thomasina: two absences [discussed]
___lily_evans_: four absences [discussed]
studentwillow: five absences
The following students have discussed and recieved approval for their final projects. If you are not on this list, contact Chaucer immediately. Projects will be presented in class on December 21. [OOC: Folks, I'm serious! If you're name's not on this list, then I don't recall approving your project! Come talk to me asap!]
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notcalledlizzie
conathon
I'd like first to apologize for canceling last week's class. Because of that, we'll be covering Bede's Life of Cuthbert today and hearing end-of-term projects next week. Grades will be posted on December 21. If you haven't yet spoken with me about your end-of-term project, today would be a very good time to do so. Also, anyone who owes me make-up work will need to submit it by the end of the week
[Lecture] Bede was an eighth-century monk from Northumberland in England. He was one of the most important intellects, and most prolific writers of his time, and in fact he is the only Englishman written about in Dante's Divine Comedy. Bede's most important work is his History of the English Church and People, but he also wrote a number of histories, biblical commentaries and hagiography.
[Discussion Part I] Bede's Life of Cuthbert is written as a biography, but in a religious context. Discuss your opinions about how this religious context can serve both as an aid and a hindrance to understanding who Cuthbert really was.
[Discussion Part II] Choose one chapter from the work and tell the class why it in particular interested you, and what you learned about Cuthbert from it.
[Extra Credit] Discuss the importance of the religious context in relation to the societal norms and political culture of the time in which the work was written. (Extra credit can be applied to make-up work from missed classes if desired.)
The following students have unexcused absences which require make-up work:
miss_thomasina: two absences [discussed]___lily_evans_: four absences [discussed]studentwillow: five absencesThe following students have discussed and recieved approval for their final projects. If you are not on this list, contact Chaucer immediately. Projects will be presented in class on December 21. [OOC: Folks, I'm serious! If you're name's not on this list, then I don't recall approving your project! Come talk to me asap!]
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