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Romancing the Medieval (ENGL30046) // Further information
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Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- The Norton Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales (ed. David Lawton)
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, trans. William Vantuono (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press);
- Le Morte Darthur: Selections: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition, ed. Maureen Okun
- Seamus Heaney, Beowulf: A Verse Translation, ed. Daniel Donoghue (Norton)
- 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 Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies Major English and Theatre Studies Specialisation (formal) English and Theatre Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on study abroad and exchange; students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject. These requirements may be met by equivalent study completed at and approved by your home institution.
Last updated: 1 December 2025