HUMS 644
Murder in the Cathedral: The Assassinations of Bishop Gaudry, Charles of Flanders, and Thomas Becket
Jeff Rider
| Texts | |
| 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 29 | Introduction |
| February 5 | Guibert, Bk. I and Partner, "The Family Romance of Guibert of Nogent" |
| February 12 | Guibert, Bks. II and III |
| February 19 | 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 26 | Galbert of Bruges, The Murder of Charles the Good, Intro. and c. 1-31 J. Rider, God's Scribe, p. 1-38 |
| March 4 | Galbert of Bruges, The Murder of Charles the Good, c. 32-70 J. Rider, God's Scribe, p. 39-76 |
| March 25 | Galbert of Bruges, The Murder of Charles the Good, c. 71-1222 |
| April 1 | Abbott, St. Thomas of Canterbury, 11-26 Douglas, English Historical Documents, 749-807 Garnier's Becket, 1-5, 106-121 Second short paper |
| April 8 | Douglas, English Historical Documents, 807-828 |
| April 15 | Abbott, St. Thomas of Canterbury, 27-99 |
| April 22 | Abbott, St. Thomas of Canterbury, 100-191 |
| April 29 | Rider, "Like Lambs to the Slaughter" Abbott, St. Thomas of Canterbury, 192-212 Louis O. Mink, "History and Fiction as Modes of Comprehension" Paul Ricoeur, "The Hermeneutical function of distanciation," Appropriation," "The Narrative Function" Third short paper or single long paper |