The reading listed next to a date is the reading you should have completed by that date. Material marked "MR" is from the Portable Medieval Reader.  Some material below is linked online.  This material should be printed out and brought to class with you.

Unit 1: The Body Social
--Political, Economic, and Social Structure

  [Suggested Background: Hollister chapters 9-11; Cantor chapters 11-13]

Aug 25--Introduction; Donation of Constantine (selections) (in-class); "The Body Social" (MR 47-48 in-class) [Early Middle Ages Overview]

Aug 27--The Clergy (MR 49-82) [Monasticism Overview]

Sept 1--Labor Day (No class)

Sept 3--The Nobility (MR 90-101, 112-115); The Peasants & Burghers (MR 129-148, 154-166) [Changes in Commerce]

Sept 8-- Conflict, Protest, and Catastrophe (MR 177-201)

Sept 10--Song of Roland (51-92) [Carolingian Dynasty]

Sept 15--Song of Roland (92-135) 

Sept 17--Song of Roland (135-183)

Sept 22--Pilgrimage and Crusade (MR 430-464--Report #1 due) [Crusades Overview]

Sept 24--Spiritual & Temporal Authorities (MR 233-236, 239-243, 248-261, 303-310) [Papal Conflict Overview; Medieval Political Theory]

Exam #1 Distributed here

Unit 2: The Seven Liberal Arts
--Education& Philosophy

 [Suggested Background: Hollister chapter 14; Cantor chapters 14-15]

Sept 29-- The Seven Liberal Arts (MR 573-590, 598-608 )

Oct 1-- The Mirror of Nature (MR 620-649)

Fall Break Oct 6-10

Oct 13--Aquinas, Summa I and II (31-70) [Key Scholastic Figures] [Anselm's Ontological Argument]--We will meet online

Oct 15--Aquinas, Summa III, Q. 6-10, 13, 16-17, 20-26 

Oct 17-Exam #1 due in LC #222 by 5pm

Oct 20--Aquinas, Summa IV-VI, Q. 48-49, 103, 75-76 (Report #2 due)

Oct 22--Aquinas, Summa IV-VI, Q. 79, 83, 85 (Report #2 due)

Oct 27--Aquinas, Summa VII. A (349-399)

Oct 29--Aquinas, Summa VII, D-E (433-478); Medieval Love Poetry (MR 505-507, 517-521)

Unit 3: Revelations of Divine Love
--Mysticism, Theology, and Hagiography

  [Suggested Background: Hollister chapters 11, 15-16; Cantor chapters 16-21]

Nov 3--Aquinas, Summa VII, F-G (479-532)

 Exam #2 Distributed here

Nov 5-- Anselm--selected readings TBA (Report #3 due)

Nov 10--Anselm, Why God Became Man (Book I)

Nov 12-- Anselm, Why God Became Man (Book II)

Nov 17--Dante, Inferno Cantos 1-16

Nov 19--Dante, Inferno Cantos 17-34  

Nov 21-Exam #2 due in LC #222 by 5pm

Nov 24--Dante, Purgatorio Cantos 1-16

Nov 26--Dante, Purgatorio Cantos 17-33

Thanksgiving Break Nov 22-25

Dec 1--Dante, Paradisio Cantos 1-16

Dec 2--Research paper due in LC #222 by 5pm

Dec 3--Dante, Paradisio Cantos 17-33

Exam #3 (Final) distributed here

Dec 8--The Little Flowers (41-92) [Late Middle Ages]

Dec 10--The Little Flowers (219-260)

Dec 17 --Report #4 (12-2pm) [NOTE: Different time]

Take-home Final due by Dec 18 in LC #222 by noon

NOTE: Plan ahead in case of work or other scheduling conflicts.