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 106-024 Introduction to Old English A

Note

Formerly available as 106-224/324. Students who have completed 106-224/324 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Bernard Muir

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of First Year English. This subject is a prerequisite for all other Old English subjects.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1.5-hour seminars per week

Subject Description

This subject is an introduction to the language and literature of the Anglo-Saxons from 750 to 1150, focusing on both prose and poetry, read in the original. The basic grammar of Old English is taught: students are introduced to linguistic concepts and grammatical terminology. You will also learn about fundamental rhetorical devices used by medieval poets. The texts taught represent many genres and are drawn from a period covering three hundred years of English literary history. Students who successfully complete this subject should have aquired the basis for further Old English studies and the ability to extend this knowledge into other areas of literary studies.

Assessment

Written work of 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • B Mitchell & F A Robinson, Guide to Old English. (5th ed) Blackwell.
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