I'm dropping French because it's pretty much a review course that I cannot afford to take this semester. And the fact that *if* I get into the women class, I'll be in seven classes, so something has to go. And there is no reason to be learning two languages in one semester. I'm terribly pleased about getting into Middle English. I feel all smart now and stuff.
And the class looks amazing. I have all the books, and the most expensive was the Riverside Chaucer, which the prof said that all medievalists shoudl ahve anyway, because it's that good. It's amazing. It's beautiful, and has many pages on how to pronounce Middle English, and how to construct the grammar, and how to manipulate the words to put together a sentence. As to vocabulary, that's in the extensive golssing through the text. Folowed by an extraordinary amount of annotation. I am so very in love. The other books are Ovid's Art of Love, Something short by Dante, and the Roman de la Rose. It's more or less a history of love and writings about it in the middle ages. For Mr Chaucer, we're doing Trolius and Cresyde, which I have wanted to read, but was never able to find. Oh yes, there's also biographical information, historical information, and other stuff. No translation though. It's like Norton's, only ascended to divinity.
I can return the book of Vermeer's paintings because I don't really need it. It's very pretty, but it's just too expensive for something that isn't required, and isn't even my period. The Burgundian book I am keeping. BEcause I do need that. It also isn't required. I just need it. The BAroque and Renaissance art class looks *really* awesome. And I think I'm goign to love it. There will be a few lectures goign over basic forms and periods and big artists, but after that we use the rest of the course to write a 10-20 page paper on a topic of our choosing, with a 15-20 minute slide show and presentation. Me being the costume geek that wants to do textiles for the rest of my life, I have two options. She said that my idea of doing Burgundian clothing in art, whether or not the paintings were at all accurate, or something like that, would be difficult becausse she knows very little and cannot direct me to any sources. Not a problem for me. So she pointed out that I could do tapestries instead, for which she could offer some input. And then I asked her about bringing in a physical object. Like designing a dress and making it, even if just for a doll sized person, or weaving part of a tapestry to show how things are done. Because how those were made has always made me wonder. So yes, I will be having ever so much fun this semester. At least for that class.
After returning Vermeer and the French books, I will have about 175 left over. This is good. And I can justify keeping the books for the women's class, even if I don't get into it, but if that happens I shall cry. Profusely. And will probably ask to audit it or something. I'll hide in the corner, I won't be a bother, I promise.
Ran into Professor Olsen today, and he seemed quite pleased that there was a Middle English course being offerd, and that I had gotten into it. He warned that it would be a lot of work though. Which I expect, it being graduate level. :)
And then, getting off the bus I lost my gloves. I am displeased. I even ran after the bus wavign my arms about, but he dind't see me. Grrrrr.
I am, however, not depressed anymore. Which is good. I think I was just hungry, because I forgot to eat anything more than a very small salad today. Anyway. I thin kI shall do something like homework now....
