106-024 Introduction to Old English A

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106-024 Introduction to Old English A
Note	Formerly available as 106-224/324. Students who have completed 106-224 or 106-324 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Availability	2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Bernard Muir
Prerequisites	Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites. 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. They will also learn about fundamental rhetorical devices used by medieval poets. The texts taught represent many genres and are drawn from a period covering 300 years of English literary history. Students who successfully complete this subject should have acquired the basis for further Old English studies and the ability to extend this knowledge into other areas of literary studies.
Assessment	Class participation, and written work of 4000 words.
Prescribed Texts	B Mitchell & F A Robinson, Guide to Old English. 5th ed, Blackwell.

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