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HIST 233 The Medieval Hero, East and West	3 Credits
Designed as an introduction to reading and analyzing epic narratives, this course focuses on four such key types of works re-introduced in writing during the Middle Ages : the Shahnama, the Oghuznama, the Alexander Romance, and the Arthurian Legends. Introduced at the outset will be the main themes and narrative tools employed in the construction of epics; the common features which make a “hero”; and the relevant historical contexts. These will then be brought to bear on a close examination of the works in question, with the final case study of Alexander and the Romances serving to explore the common aspects of “Eastern” and “Western” epics and heroes. The course will conclude with a discussion of the afterlife of these epics.
Last Offered Terms Course Name SU Credit Spring 2023-2024 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2022-2023 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2021-2022 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2020-2021 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2019-2020 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2018-2019 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2017-2018 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2016-2017 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2015-2016 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2014-2015 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3 Spring 2013-2014 The Medieval Hero, East and West 3
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ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
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