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Romancing the Medieval (ENGL30046) // Further information
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, ed. Boenig and Taylor (Broadview);
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, trans. William Vantuono (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press);
- Malory Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript, ed. Helen Cooper (Oxford Worlds Classics);
- G. R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire.
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
- Bruce Holsinger, A Burnable Book
Recommended texts and other resources
- Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant (Knopf);
- Patience Agbabi,Telling Tales
- Subject notes
Students who have completed 106-038/670-324 Medievalism in Contemporary Culture and/or 106-053/670-329 Chaucer and the Birth of the Author are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Major Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Major Specialisation (formal) Graduate Certificate in Arts - English and Theatre Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 6 May 2025