Teaching the Old French Grail Tradition

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This article presents a teaching template that may be adapted to suit each instructor's interests while at the same time providing a window into some of the most compelling early texts in French and their filmic interpretations. In conjunction with other texts (some in modern French), films (dark and comic as well, in French and English), and language exercises, this approach ensures students gain knowledge about the history of the French language and classic myths such as those of Arthur and the Grail, while bringing to bear their own diverse cultures and histories. (JB)