Seminar für Englische Philologie
Universität Göttingen

HAUPTSEMINAR:
EARLY MIDDLE ENGLISH POETRY

WS 09/10
Mi 14-16, SEP 0.244 (Medienraum)
Oliver M. Traxel


SCHEDULE

Here you find the suggested course schedule for this semester. The texts are found in J. A. W. Bennett and G. V. Smithers, ed., Early Middle English Verse and Prose, 2nd ed. (Oxford, 1968), with the exception of Proverbs of Alfred, which is found in E. M. Treharne, ed., Old and Middle English: an Anthology, 1st ed. (Oxford, 2000).


Session Date Topic
     
1. 21.10. Introduction, Schedule, Distribution of Presentations
2. 28.10. Early Middle English language
3. 4.11. Proverbs: Proverbs of Alfred (Langer)
4. 11.11. Debate: The Owl and the Nightingale (Dräger)
5. 18.11. Romance: Floris and Blauncheflour (Göb)
6. 25.11. Beast Tale: The Fox and the Wolf (Nagel)
7. 2.12. Fabliau: Dame Sirith (Lehnert, Kreienmeier)
8. 9.12. Saint's Life: Saint Kenelm (Purazrang)
9. 16.12. Natural History: Bestiary (Locher)
10. 13.1. Epic: Layamon's Brut (Szamborski)
11. 20.1. Biblical Exegesis: Ormulum (Nakayasu)
12. 27.1. Biblical History: Cursor Mundi (Steinbrecher)
13. 3.2. Discussion of Course Work


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