HUMS 644
Improvising Murder in the 12th Century: The Assassinations of Bishop Gaudry of Laon, Count Charles of Flanders, and Archbishop Thomas Becket of Canterbury
Jeff Rider
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| Guibert of Nogent, A Monk's Confession: The Memoirs of Guibert of Nogent Galbert of Bruges, The Murder of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders Packet of photocopies with various articles and excerpts from various other texts. |
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| Course Schedule | |
| January 26 | Introduction |
| February 2 | Guibert, Bk. I and Partner |
| February 9 | Guibert, Bks. II and III |
| February 16 | Walter of Therouanne, The Life of Count Charles Suger, The Deeds of Louis the Fat, c. 30 Herman of Tournai, The Restoration of the Monastery of Saint Martin of Tournai, c. 12-36 First Short Paper |
| February 23 | Galbert of Bruges, The Murder of Charles the Good, Intro. and c. 1-31 J. Rider, God's Scribe, p. 1-38 |
| March 2 | Galbert of Bruges, The Murder of Charles the Good, Intro. and c. 32-70 J. Rider, God's Scribe, p. 39-76 |
| March 9 | Galbert of Bruges, The Murder of Charles the Good, Intro. and c. 71-122 |
| March 30 | Becket (photocopies)
Second Short Paper |
| April 6 | Becket (photocopies) |
| April 13 | Becket (photocopies) |
| April 20 | Becket (photocopies) |
| April 27 | Paul Ricoeur, "The Hermeneutical function of distanciation," "Appropriation," "The Narrative Function" Louis O. Mink, "History and Fiction as Modes of Comprehension" Third Short Paper or Single Long Paper |