Seminar für Englische Philologie
Universität Göttingen

VORLESUNG:
OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE

WS 09/10
Do 14-16, Raum ZHG 007
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; they are found in my semester apparatus in the seminar library (1st floor). Also download the projected handouts under Dateien at Stud.IP before each session.

Important: There will also be a tutorial, which consists of revision, practice and the discussion of study questions (tutor: Cornelia Zeh).


Session Date Topic
     
1. 22.10. Homepage, Schedule, Resources
2. 29.10. The Historical and Cultural Background (incl. video)
K.-F. Krieger, Geschichte Englands von den Anfängen bis zum 15. Jahrhundert, 3rd ed. (Munich, 2002), pp. 34-93;
B. Mitchell and F. C. Robinson, A Guide to Old English, 7th ed. (Oxford, 2007), pp. 118-132
3. 5.11. Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts
M. P. Brown, Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts (London, 1991) [or online here]
4. 12.11. 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
5. 19.11. Ælfric
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 75-88
6. 26.11. 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
7. 3.11. 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
8. 10.12. Introduction to Old English Poetry
B. Mitchell and F. C. Robinson, A Guide to Old English, 7th ed. (Oxford, 2007), pp. 161-167;
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 122-133
9. 17.12. "Beowulf & the Anglo-Saxons" (video)
10. 7.1. The Poems of the Beowulf Manuscript
E. V. K. Dobbie, ed., Beowulf and Judith, ASPR 4 (New York and London, 1953), pp. xxxiii-lxvi;
F. C. Robinson, 'Beowulf', in The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature, ed. M. Godden and M. Lapidge (Cambridge, 1991), pp. 142-159;
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 134-144
11. 14.1. 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;
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 258-302
12. 21.1. The Poems of the Junius & Vercelli Manuscripts
G. P. Krapp, ed., The Junius Manuscript, ASPR 1 (New York and London, 1931), pp. xxiv-xxxvi;
G. P. Krapp, ed., The Vercelli Book, ASPR 2 (New York and London, 1932), pp. xxxv-xli;
S. B. Greenfield and D. G. Calder, A New Critical History of Old English Literature (New York and London, 1986), pp. 158-226
13. 28.1. 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;
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
14. 4.2. Revision and Exam Preparation
  11.2. Examination for Modules B.EP.43a-B.EP.43e, B.EP.09b and Exchange Students;
note: the exam will take place in Room ZHG 103!


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