| 1 | Introductions; Getting comfortable with Middle English; some medieval songs about married life ("In Praise of Women," "Abuse of Women") | |
| 2 | Medieval Marriage Lyrics, (continued) | |
| 3–4 | Geoffrey Chaucer | |
| 5 | Andreas Capellanus, and Marie de France / Anonymous | Paper 1 due |
| 6 |
The Song of Songs, and Medieval Beguines | |
| 7 | Abelard and Heloise, and Barbara Newman | |
| 8–9 | Chrétien de Troyes | |
| 10 | Julian of Norwich | |
| 11 | Margery Kempe | |
| 12 | Geoffrey Chaucer (continued) | |
| 13 | Geoffrey Chaucer (continued) and Linda Georgianna | |
| 14–15 | Anonymous / Simon Armitage | Paper 2 draft due after session 15 |
| 16 | Thomas Chestre | |
| 17 | The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle | |
| 18 | Geoffrey Chaucer (continued) | |
| 19 | Dame Sirith | Revision of paper 2 due |
| 20 | Geoffrey Chaucer (continued) | |
| 21 | Floris and Blanchefleur | |
| 22–25 | Student presentations | |
| 26 | Conclusion | Paper 3 due |
