The Chaucer Seminar: Rethinking the Long Research Paper

Author / Editor
Battles, Dominique.

Title
The Chaucer Seminar: Rethinking the Long Research Paper

Published
SMART 17.2 (2010): 101-12.

Description
Describes a series of six short assignments (three pages each) designed for a Chaucer class, intended to introduce students to the major methods and tools used by professional scholars. The assignments focus on diction analysis, tale/teller relations, reception history, historical context, source study, and adaptation of conventional scenes. Includes a working bibliography of major research tools.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
Bibliographies, Reports, and Reference