Linguistic Analysis of Old English Literature 3301-JF279
The analysis of selected fragments of earliest English poetry (pronunciation, spelling, metric, morphology, syntax, lexis and semantics).
The excerpts come from the following poetic compositions in Old English:
1. Bede's Death Song.
2. The Battle of Finnesburh.
3. The Battle of Maldon.
4. The Rune Poem.
5. The Seafarer.
6. The Phoenix.
7. Judith.
8. Exodus.
9. Christ and Satan.
10. Andreas.
11. Fates of the Apostles.
12. Elene
13. Beowulf
[The list is subject to change].
Course coordinators
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Acquiring knowledge
K_W10 The student acquires the knowledge of the historical development of language, especially Old English, and the process of semantic change
Acquiring expertise
K_U01 The student acquires the expertise to use linguistic terminology in in the area of early English (Old English)
Acquiring social skills
K-K02 The student acquires the understanding of professional standards, especially the understanding of the ever changing environment in research and as well as the understanding of the importance of continuous education.
Bibliography
Malcolm R. Godden (1992) "Literary language: Poetry". In: Richard Hogg (ed.) (1992) The Cambridge History of the English Language. Vol. One. The Beginnings to 1066. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 491-512.
Seth Lerer (1999) "Old English and its afterlife". In: David Wallace (ed.) The Cambridge History of Medieval English Literature (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 7-34.
Richard Marsden (2004) The Cambridge Old English Reader. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bruce Mitchell (1995) An Invitation to Old English & Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford: Blackwell.