(Spring 2024) Heroic Adventures: El Cid, Amadis de Gaul, and The Round Table with Henry Russell, PhD

Sign up today to go deep into these three great Catholic Chivalric Romances. Learn what everyone read for four hundred years and why it should be part of our imagination today!
 

How to get the most out of Heroic Adventures: El Cid, Amadis de Gaul, and The Round Table With Henry Russell:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.
  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.
  • Read assignments before class meetings
  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.
  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.
  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Total classes: 10

Duration per class: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: The ability to read, understand, and enjoy our selections of these works.

Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade
Suggested credit: 3/4 semester Literature or Modern Literature

Instructor: Henry Russell, PhD

Instructor Email: maryshire@gmail.com

Course Description: We will read major selections of these three great Catholic Chivalric Romances. They were part of a vast popular literature of the European world, especially from the 12th to the 16th centuries. What everyone read for four hundred years should be part of our imagination! Caution: These tales have a few swift references to improper behavior among their much more typical exaltations of Chivalric honor.
 
Course outline:

Week One: Amadis de Gaulle
Week Two: Amadis de Gaulle
Week Three: Amadis de Gaulle
Week Four: El Cantar del Meo Cid
Week Five: El Cantar del Meo Cid
Week Six: El Cantar del Meo Cid
Week Seven: King Arthur and His Knights
Week Eight: King Arthur and His Knights
Week Nine: King Arthur and His Knights
Week Ten: King Arthur and His Knights
 
Course materials: Roger Lancelyn Green. King Arthur and His Knights. Puffin. ISBN: 978-0-141-32101-1. Other tales will be provided as files on Moodle to be downloaded and printed at home.

Homework: Two hours of reading each week, most of it light and enjoyable. Computer-graded quizzes will be available each week, as well as a Final for those families who want these.