ENGL 461

Fall 2014 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10

Topics in Literature

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced seminar on any of a variety of literary topics.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated with permission of English advising office to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours if topics vary. May be repeated for graduate credit if topics vary. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 461 class schedule data for fall 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	51247	Lecture-Discussion	1G	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	Gregory Hall	Wright, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Old Irish Section Info: Topic Section 1G: Old Irish An intensive introduction to the Old Irish language, with readings in Old Irish prose and poetry. No prior knowledge or linguistic expertise is required. While Old Irish - the language of early medieval Ireland - is a very difficult language, the goal of this course is not to master its intricacies, but to acquire a level of familiarity sufficient to enable you to read Old Irish texts in edition with full glossaries and notes, and with a grammar at your side to consult as you read. We will work through the basic grammar of the language and read as we go the parodic tale Scela Mucce Meic Dath� (The Story of Mac Datho?s Pig), followed by selections from the epic T�in B� Cuailnge (The Cattle-Raid of Cooley) as well as some lyric poems. There will be language quizzes, a midterm, and a final, but no term paper. TEXTS: R. Lehmann and W.P. Lehmann, An Introduction to Old Irish; J. Strachan and O. Bergin, Old-Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses; Antony Green, Old Irish Verbs and Vocabulary; Selections from the T�in, ed. R. Thurneysen. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	51246	Lecture-Discussion	1U	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	Gregory Hall	Wright, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Old Irish Section Info: Topic Section 1U: Old Irish An intensive introduction to the Old Irish language, with readings in Old Irish prose and poetry. No prior knowledge or linguistic expertise is required. While Old Irish?the language of early medieval Ireland?is a very difficult language, the goal of this course is not to master its intricacies, but to acquire a level of familiarity sufficient to enable you to read Old Irish texts in edition with full glossaries and notes, and with a grammar at your side to consult as you read. We will work through the basic grammar of the language and read as we go the parodic tale Sc�la Mucce Meic Dath� (The Story of Mac Datho?s Pig), followed by selections from the epic T�in B� Cuailnge (The Cattle-Raid of Cooley) as well as some lyric poems. There will be language quizzes, a midterm, and a final, but no term paper. TEXTS: R. Lehmann and W.P. Lehmann, An Introduction to Old Irish; J. Strachan and O. Bergin, Old-Irish Paradigms and Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses; Antony Green, Old Irish Verbs and Vocabulary; Selections from the T�in, ed. R. Thurneysen. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.