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We
meet TTh 9:30 am - 10:45 am
in
Bartlett Hall 205.
WEEK
1  Introduction
T 27 Jan.  Intro
- Review Syllabus and
Language Resources--above left, in course links.
- Inflected languages
and hints for translating hand
out.
- Ensure that you
have the books. Available at Amherst
Books.
Th 29 Jan. Language
- Read King
Alfred's Grammar, "How to Use this Grammar Book," "An
Introduction to Old English," "Grammar Review:
Parts of Speech," and "Grammar Review: Word Functions."
- FYI: here's a list
of all named authors in Anglo-Saxon England.
Week
1: Introduction |
in-class |
| Week
2: Arrival |
lines
1-52 |
| Week
3: Genealogies |
ll.
53-114 |
| Week
4: Grendel |
ll.
115-257 |
| Week
5: Songs of Praise |
ll.
867-990 |
| Week
6: Finnesburh |
ll.
1050-1169 |
| Week
7: Gifts |
ll.
991-1049, 1160-1191 |
| Week
8: Spring Break |
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| Week
9: Revenge |
ll.
1258-1309, 1321-1382 |
| Week
10: Fulfilling Boasts |
ll.
1383-1556 |
| Week
11: Messages and Meanings |
ll.
1557-1625, 1677-1728 |
| Week
12: Retelling the Past |
ll.
1888 ... 2119 |
| Week
13: The Dragon Rises |
ll.
2200-2336 |
| Week
14: Farewells |
ll.
2397-2459, 2631-2660 |
| Week
15: Final Battle |
ll.
2661-2751, 2809-2891 |
| Week
16: Monuments of Stone |
ll.
3071-3165 |
| Take-home
Final Exam |
due
19 May |
FAQ. Why are we not using Seamus
Heaney's text and translation?
Because it's not Beowulf. It's something else—something beautiful,
certainly, but something other than the original poem. See
Professor Howell Chickering's review of Heaneywulf here (2.3
MB), or at the library in Kenyon Review 24.1 (Winter 2002):160-78. |
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holiday |
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Academic
Schedule
Academic
Calendar 2009
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