dc.contributor.author | Bahr, Arthur | |
dc.coverage.temporal | Spring 2014 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-09T19:42:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-09T19:42:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
dc.identifier | 21L.705-Spring2014 | |
dc.identifier.other | 21L.705 | |
dc.identifier.other | IMSCP-MD5-3ded013863c15c2d5407c49ebfa9fbd6 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/153488 | |
dc.description.abstract | hƿæt ƿe gardena in geardagum þeodcyninga þrym gefrunon hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon…. Those are the first words of the Old English epic Beowulf, and in this class you will learn to read them. Besides being the language of Rohan in the novels of Tolkien, Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is a language of long, cold, and lonely winters; of haunting beauty found in unexpected places; and of unshakable resolve in the face of insurmountable odds. It is, in short, the perfect language for MIT students. After learning the basics of grammar and vocabulary, we will read not just excerpts from the great Beowulf but also heartrending laments (The Wanderer, The Wife's Lament), an account of the Crucifixion as narrated by the Cross itself (The Dream of the Rood), and a host of riddles whose solutions range from the sacred to the obscene but are always ingenious. We will also try our hand at composing our own sentences—and maybe even poems—in Old English. | en |
dc.language.iso | en-US | |
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dc.subject | Literature | en |
dc.subject | Old English | en |
dc.subject | Anglo-Saxon | en |
dc.subject | Beowolf | en |
dc.subject | Beowulf | en |
dc.subject | The Wanderer | en |
dc.subject | The Wife's Lament | en |
dc.subject | The Dream of the Rood | en |
dc.subject | Old English riddles | en |
dc.subject | Old English epic | en |
dc.title | 21L.705 Major Authors: Old English and Beowulf, Spring 2014 | en |
dc.title.alternative | Major Authors: Old English and Beowulf | en |
dc.audience.educationlevel | Undergraduate | |
dc.subject.cip | 240103 | en |
dc.date.updated | 2024-02-09T19:42:51Z | |