ENGL 514

Spring 2013 All Classes

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Seminar in Medieval Literature

Credit: 4 hours.

Same as MDVL 514. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite: A college course devoted entirely to an aspect of medieval studies or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 514 class schedule data for spring 2013
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	39309	Lecture-Discussion	F	2:30PM -4:20PM	F	ARR English Building	Wright, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Section Title: The Vercelli Book Section Info: Topic Section F: The Vercilli Book Section F will meet in room 107d English Bldg. We will read the Old English poetry (Andreas, Elene, The Dream of the Rood, Soul and Body I, and Homiletic Fragment I) and prose (homilies I-XXIII) in the Vercelli Book miscellany, focusing on the adaptation of Christian-Latin sources and models in individual texts as well as the compilation and arrangement of the manuscript as a whole. Are there significant structural, thematic, devotional, or liturgical patterns in the various groupings of homilies and poems? Is it possible to situate the collection in the context of tenth-century Anglo-Saxon cultural and political history, including the Benedictine Reform? Was it intended for monks, or canons, or laypersons? We'll read as much of the poetry as we can in Old English, but some in translation; we'll read a few of the homilies in Old English and the rest in translation. Texts: G. P. Krapp, The Vercelli Book, The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records vol. 2 (Columbia UP) D. G. Scragg, The Vercelli Homilies, Early English Text Society, o.s. 300 (Oxford UP)