Seminar für Englische Philologie
Universität Göttingen

VORLESUNG:
ALTENGLISCHE LITERATUR

WS 07/08
Do 14-16, Raum ZHG 002
Oliver M. Traxel


SCHEDULE

Here you find the suggested course schedule for this semester (some minor variation may occur).
Please read the indicated books and articles in advance. Also download the projected handouts under Dateien at Stud.IP before each session.

Important: There will also be a tutorial on Fridays, which consists of revision, practice and the discussion of study questions (tutor: Annette Labude).


Session Date Topic
     
1. 18.10. Homepage, Schedule, Resources
2. 25.10. The Historical and Cultural Background (incl. video)
Krieger, K.-F., Geschichte Englands von den Anfängen bis zum 15. Jahrhundert, 3rd ed. (Munich, 2002), pp. 34-93 [R CeB 76];
B. Mitchell and F. C. Robinson, A Guide to Old English, 7th ed. (Oxford, 2007), pp. 118-132 [SP FA 516 <7>]
3. 1.11. Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts
M. P. Brown, Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts (London, 1991) [R CeG 1228]
4. 8.11. King Alfred
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 38-67 [LG JA 26]
5. 15.11. Ælfric
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 75-88 [LG JA 26]
6. 22.11. Wulfstan & Other Religious Prose
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 68-75 & 88-95 [LG JA 26]
7. 29.11. Secular Prose & Documents
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 96-121 [LG JA 26]
8. 6.12. Introduction to Old English Poetry
B. Mitchell and F. C. Robinson, A Guide to Old English, 7th ed. (Oxford, 2007), pp. 161-167 [SP FA 516 <7>];
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 122-133 [LG JA 26]
9. 13.12. The Poems of the Beowulf Manuscript
E. V. K. Dobbie, ed., Beowulf and Judith, ASPR 4 (New York and London, 1953), pp. xxxiii-lxvi [TA 460];
F. C. Robinson, 'Beowulf', in The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature, ed. M. Godden and M. Lapidge (Cambridge, 1991), pp. 142-159 [LG JD 51];
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 134-144 [LG JA 26]
10. 20.12. "Beowulf & the Anglo-Saxons" (video)
11. 10.1. The Poems of the Exeter Book
G. P. Krapp and E. V. K. Dobbie, ed., The Exeter Book, ASPR 3 (New York and London, 1936), pp. xxv-lxvii [TA 460];
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 258-302 [LG JA 26]
12. 17.1. The Poems of the Junius & Vercelli Manuscripts
G. P. Krapp, ed., The Junius Manuscript, ASPR 1 (New York and London, 1931), pp. xxiv-xxxvi [TA 460];
G. P. Krapp, ed., The Vercelli Book, ASPR 2 (New York and London, 1932), pp. xxxv-xli [TA 460];
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 158-226 [LG JA 26]
13. 24.1. Other Old English Poems
E. V. K. Dobbie, ed., The Anglo-Saxon Minor Poems, ASPR 6 (New York and London, 1942), pp. xiii-lx & xciv-cx [TA 460];
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 143-157 & 253-258 [LG JA 26]
14. 31.1. Revision and Exam Preparation
  7.2. Examination (BA-Modules 4b and 6b; 3. Schein: 90 mins.), 14:00-15:30 in ZHG 002;
Examination (BA-Module 9b: 120 mins. including chosen seminar material), 14:00-16:00 in ZHG 002
  9.2. Examination (ZP: 240 mins.), 9:00-13:00 in ZHG 001


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