MARS MA
TRAVEL AND WRITING IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Wednesdays (fortnightly), 11.00-1.00
Venue: tbc
Autumn Term, 2015
7th Oct.
Introduction to the course
Dr. Corrie
21st Oct.
Travel to the Holy Land: chronicles of the Crusades
Dr. Corrie
4th Nov.
Crusading romances
Dr. Jones
READING WEEK
25th Nov.
The knight on his quest
9th Dec.
Crossing boundaries in medieval lais and other fantastical narratives
Dr. Dearnley
Dr. Jones
Spring Term, 2016
13th Jan.
Travel to the East: Mandeville’s Travels
Dr. Corrie
27th Jan.
Pilgrimage
Dr. Jones
10th Feb.
Travelling towards God: medieval mysticism
Dr. Jones
READING WEEK
2nd March
Travel out of the mortal world: visions of heaven and hell Dr. Corrie
16th March
The travels of books
Dr. Dearnley