Schedule of Parzival Assignments 2013
Week One
Thursday, March 28 First Artistic Response
Week Two
Monday, April 1 First Journal Entry
Tuesday, April 2 Second Artistic Response
Wednesday, April 3 Second Journal Entry
Thursday, April 4 Third Artistic Response
Friday April 5 Third Journal Entry
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Parzival Block Requirements
Spring 2013
1. The most important requirement is to read the chapter every night and come to class prepared to contribute. Regular reading quizzes will be 20% of your grade.
2. Second, be ready to speak about the character you are assigned. (See the reading schedule.) Your presentations of your characters...
[read more]Monday, March 25 Introduction to the Block
Tuesday, March 26 Book 1 – Gahmuret’s Adventures
Malcolm (Galoes)
Iris (Schoette)
Alex (Gahmuret)
Rebecca (Belacane)
Joe (Kaylet)
Wednesday, March 27 Book 2 – Gahmuret and HerzeloydeAlex (Gahmuret),
Joe (Kaylet)
Mercedes (Herzeloyde)
Thursday, March 28 Book 3 - Parzival...
[read more]Parzival is a vast, complex tale of adventure and romance written in the early thirteenth century by Wolfram von Eschenbach, a minnesinger who claimed – perhaps facetiously – to be illiterate. It tells of Parzival’s journey from clownish ignorance through sorrow and doubt to become a knight of the Round Table and Lord of the Grail. The...
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