| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, The Matter of Britain: Nomenclature and National Identity | |
| 2 | English Imperialism in the Twelfth-Century | |
| 3 | Imperialist History I: Hebrew Models of Historical Narrative | |
| 4 | Imperialist History II: Roman Models of Secular History | |
| 5 | Imperialist History III: Christian Models of Salvation History | |
| 6 | The Return of the Repressed: Multiplicity and the Marvelous | |
| 7 | Student Presentations | Student presentations 1 due |
| 8 | Reconquering the Past: The Motifs of Rivalry and Revenge | |
| 9 | The Cause of Liberty and the Roots of British Disunity | |
| 10 | The Hero of the Nation: Rescue and Redemption | |
| 11 | Private Passions: The Political as Personal | |
| 12 | Unnatural History: Linearity, Lineage, and Land Management | |
| 13 | Land of Enchantment: Monsters, Marvels, and Mastery | |
| 14 | Liberty and License: The Situational Ethics of Erotic Entanglements | |
| 15 | Celtic Adventures and the Opportunities for Individual Self-Realization | |
| 16 | Misadventures of the Noble Savage | |
| 17 | The Dissolution of Britain: The Great Revolt of 1173-74 | |
| 18 | Gender Trouble: Parody and the Play of Perspectives in the Gawain Romances | |
| 19 | Student Presentations | Student presentations 2 due |
| 20 | Contemptus Mundi: Gothic Horror and the Grotesque | |
| 21 | Lateran IV, Lay Spirituality, and Affective Piety | |
| 22 | The World as Text | |
| 23 | Cyclical Developments | |
| 24 | Knight Errantry | |
| 25 | Apocalyptic Visions and Cistercian Revisionism | |
| 26 | The End of an Era |
