English 475.001 - OLD ENGLISH - Spring 2008

 

TENTATIVE COURSE SYLLABUS



Jan. 29 Registration & Introduction
Jan. 31 Old English Pronunciation and The Mother Tongue
Feb. 5 Indo-European, Chapter 2
Feb. 7 Chapters 3 & 4
Feb. 12 Chapters 5 & 6
Feb. 14 Chapter 7 "Matthew 13: 24-30," "Luke 15: 11-19"
Feb. 19 Chapters 8 & 9
Feb. 21 Chapter 10
Feb. 26 First Test
Feb. 28 Chapters 11 & 12 Research paper topic selected
Mar. 4 Chapter 13, Bede's "The Island of Britain"
Mar. 6 Chapters 14 & 15
Mar. 11 Chapter 16, Bede's "Departure of Romans," "Coming of Anglo-Saxons"
Mar. 13 Chapters 17 & 18
Mar. 16-22 Spring Break  
Mar. 25 Chapter 20, Bede's "Pope Gregory," "Conversion of Edwin"
Mar. 27 Chapters 21 & 22
Apr. 1 Chapter 23, "Ælfric's Colloquium"      
Apr. 3 Second Test Apr. 7-Last day to drop with "W"
Apr. 8 OE Versification, "Cædmon's Hymn," "The Wanderer" (ll. 1-36)
Apr. 10 "The Wanderer" (ll. 36-84)      
Apr. 15 "The Wanderer" (ll. 84-115)
Apr. 17 "Dream of the Rood" (1-56)
Apr. 22 Foreign Influences on OE, "Beowulf's Fight with Grendel" (ll. 710-750)
Apr. 24 "Beowulf's Fight With Grendel" (ll. 750-790)
Apr. 29 "The Battle of Brunanburh" (ll. 1-36)
May 1 "The Battle of Brunanburh" (ll. 36-73)
May 6 "The Wife's Lament" (ll.1-26)
May 8 No Class - Instructor at Medieval Conference
May 13 "The Wife's Lament" (ll. 26-53)
May 15 Third Test - Thursday, 12:30-2:30pm