ENGL 017 - Age of Beowulf

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University of Pennsylvania

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Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. This course introduces students to the great Old English epic Beowulf within the larger context of Anglo-Saxon culture. We will read the poem in its entirety (after a crash course on Old English grammar); as we do so, we will use our experience of the poem to branch out into such topics as Anglo-Saxon poetics, mythologies and genealogies, manuscript culture, monastic life, archeology, legal codes, slavery, and gender relations. Finally, we will use the poem to think through the place of Old English in modern American and British culture, as for example, the way we conceive of the English language, national identity, and our medieval-saturated popular culture (romances, films, videogames, etc.). See the English Department's website at www.english.upenn.edu for a description of the current offerings.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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