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E 313: OLD ENGLISH

Schedule

 

Office: 259 Bartlett Hall
Office Hours: W and by appointment.
harris at english.umass.edu

We meet M W F 1:25 pm - 2:15pm in Bartlett 302

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WEEK 6 Weak Verbs

    ave. 5-8 sentences/hr.

    T 12 Oct. (a Umass Monday)

    • "Dream of the Rood," pp. 192–202, (ll. 1–37a) due; PDF for printing here.
    • SW, Verbs, p. 25, §§52–54, pp. 32–39, §§69–80.
    • kA, chs. 11-14; OEA § 7

    W 13 Oct.

    • "Dream of the Rood," pp. 192–202, (ll. 37b–60a) due; PDF for printing here.
    • QUIZ: two lines of your translation.
    • SW, Verbs, p. 25, §§52–54, pp. 32–39, §§69–80.
    • Browse Rood and Ruthwell.

F 15 Oct.

  • "Dream of the Rood," pp. 192–202, (ll. 60b–as far as you can) due
  • SW, Verbs, p. 25, §§52–54, pp. 32–39, §§69–80.

QUIZ: Here is the vocabulary (in the notes section): Barney #1-20; Barney 20-30.

NB The Heliand is based on a harmony of the four gospels by the second-century Syrian, named Tatian. Here is a free, electronic copy.

Interesting Background Reading: CC, chapter 11, Milton McC. Gatch, "Perceptions of Eternity."

 

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