Spring 2013

Old English and <em>Beowulf</em>

Listed in: English, as ENGL-330

Formerly listed as: ENGL-76

Faculty

Howell D. Chickering (Section 01)

Description

[Before 1800]  This course has as its first goal the rapid mastery of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) as a language for reading knowledge. Selected prose and short poems, such as The Wanderer and The Battle of Maldon, will be read in the original, with emphasis on literary appreciation as well as linguistic analysis. After that, our objectives will be an appreciation of Beowulf in the original, through the use of the instructor’s dual-language edition, and an understanding of the major issues in interpreting the poem. Students will declaim verses and write short critical papers. Three class hours per week.

Spring semester. Professor Chickering.

ENGL 330 - L/D

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM JOCH 202
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM JOCH 202
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM JOCH 202

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2023