OLD ENGLISH

MEDIEVAL/SCANDST 408

Designed with a linguistic purpose: to obtain a reading knowledge of Old Norse-Icelandic through the study of Old Icelandic grammar and selections of Old Norse-Icelandic texts.

GERMAN/MEDIEVAL 755

Old High German, Old Saxon, and Gothic on a rotating basis.

ENGL/MEDIEVAL 521

An intensive study of a major work or works of Old English, usually focusing on either Beowulf or the poems of a single manuscript. Line-by-line translation of the text will be supplemented by discussion of related issues (whether linguistic, thematic, or contextual) as well as by readings from relevant critical literature. Primary texts will be read in Old English.

MEDIEVAL/SCANDST 407

Designed with a linguistic purpose: to obtain a reading knowledge of Old Norse-Icelandic through the study of Old Icelandic grammar and selections of Old Norse-Icelandic texts.

ENGL/HISTORY/RELIGST 360

Introduction to the peoples and cultures of Early Medieval England (c450-c1100), with primary emphasis on texts written in Old English and Latin. Interdisciplinary approach including history, literature, religion, and material culture. Attention to literary genres ranging from elegy to riddles; the development of Christianity; encounters with Romans, Vikings, and Normans; and other political and social concerns. All readings in translation.