This exciting seminar will look into the history of literature through the lens of the Middle Ages. We constantly encounter medieval masterpieces that continue to influence literature today. These works are robust and often express fundamental human concerns, values, and ideals. Through this, the masterpieces highlight shortcomings, conflicts, and problems of human existence. This seminar will spend some time examining some well-known narratives, such as Beowulf and Boccaccio. In addition to the more famous works, we will also look at many often-ignored literary gems, such as the Song of Waltharius and the verse narratives by Heinrich Kaufringer.
