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We meet M 7:00 pm - 9:50 pm.
WEEK
11  Retelling
the Past
Monday 8 Apr.  Kings,
Queens, and Gifts
- TRANS 1888a-1904b,
1925a-1962b. 2016b-2031b (Fitt XXVII).
- Read Snorri in K, Appendix A.III.8, pp. 295–297.
Second Half:
- TRANS 1888a-1904b,
1925a-1962b. 2016b-2031b (Fitt XXVII).
- Read K, Intro, sections VIII and IX, pp. cix–cxxix.
- Second
translation due next week
NB.
Proverbs, songs of wisdom. Ritual.
Once upon a time,
people had elaborate manners. People of a certain rank in all cultures practiced
formal rituals of greeting, of conversation, of wooing,
of parting, and so forth. What role might these rituals
play in ensuring peace and prosperity in a civilization?
In the world of Beowulf? And how does the tone and syntax of the poem alert us to ritualized language and behavior? |
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