King Arthur (HUM 270-001) Mock Epistolary Project
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From https://news.providence.edu/king-arthur-course/
A new course offered by Christopher Berard, Ph.D. ’07, adjunct professor of humanities, introduced students to selections in translation from the massive Lancelot-Grail Cycle of Old French prose Arthurian romances (c. 1210–30), the most comprehensive and canonical version of the Arthurian legend ever written.
The 1.5-credit course, King Arthur: Monarch of the Medieval Imagination, culminated in a creative writing project in which students composed a mock letter according to the formal conventions of medieval epistolary documents such as public acts and private letters. Each student assumed the persona of one Arthurian character, addressed the document to another Arthurian character, and made a major plot point and overarching theme from the Lancelot-Grail Cycle the focus of the document.
Publication Date
2-2025
Publisher
Providence College
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Medieval Studies
Recommended Citation
Hagan, Michael, "Professor Christopher Berard and the Knights of the Seminar Table" (2025). King Arthur (HUM 270-001) Mock Epistolary Project. 2.
https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/hum270_2024/2
