Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Baba's Word


Discuss/Evaluate Baba Brinkman's introduction to his Rap Canterbury Tales project. Does his work make Chaucer more accessible to a new generation or provide a better understanding of Chaucer? On the development of literature in Britain? Are Brinkman's translations any less "scholarly" than those you read in the Penguin Canterbury Tales? Share your thoughts on The Rap Canterbury Tales!

Due Monday 9/22

The Quintessential Renaissance Man


Who would you nominate as the 20th/21st century Da Vinci and WHY?

Due Friday 9/19