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 106-073 The Exeter Anthology

Note

Formerly available as 106-405. Students who have completed 106-405 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Bernard Muir

Prerequisites

Students wishing to enrol in this subject must usually have completed at least two single-semester subjects in Old English Language and Literature plus admission to Fourth Year Honours see Honours entry.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 2-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject examines selected poems from the earliest English poetic anthology, in the original language, with emphasis on the historical and religious context. Students who complete this subject successfully should have acquired advanced knowledge of Old English; should be familiar with trends in the critical reception of Old English literature over the past four centuries; and should be aware of how to use information technology to assist them in more advanced research.

Assessment

Written work totalling 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • B Muir (ed), The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry. University of Exeter Press.
  • S Bradley, Anglo-Saxon Poetry. Everyman/Dent.
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