Schemel Forum Course - Top Down? Chaucer and Medieval Governance in The Canterbury Tales
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Wednesday, 31 August, 2016
Schemel Forum Evening Course
Top Down? Chaucer and Medieval Governance in The Canterbury Tales
As we live through a presidential election campaign, we are more attentive to government
than usual, with questions about who rules, how, and with what effect. Chaucer’s tales give
us the opportunity to study such questions at a “safe” distance. They are also concerned with issues of governance -for individuals, families, organizations and countries. While Chaucer’s stories reflect his hierarchical medieval culture, the questions he raises still resonate.
Rebecca Beal, Ph.D. Professor of English, The University of Scranton
Wednesdays, August 31, September 7, 14, 21, 28 and October 5
6:00pm - 7:15pm; Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305
Fees: $60 pp / $100 per couple, Free to Schemel Forum Members and The University of Scranton Staff, Faculty and Students.
RSVP requested to emily.brees@scranton.edu or online.