EARLY MEDIEVAL ENGLAND

ENGL/MEDIEVAL 423

Study of a topic in medieval literature.

ENGL/MEDIEVAL 520

The elements of Old English grammar with selected readings.

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.

ENGL/MEDIEVAL 424

Dramatic traditions of medieval England, from early church rituals performed inside quiet monasteries in the tenth century to the elaborate and often raucous urban guild cycles and morality plays of the fifteenth, and with special attention to the significance of spirituality, work, and play in medieval culture.

ENGL/MEDIEVAL 803

Study of a topic in Medieval literature.