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The Anglo-Saxons were the earliest people in western Europe to translate the Bible into their vernacular, and a substantial proportion of surviving Old English Verse consists in biblical translation and paraphrase. The principal focus of the course will be the biblical poems preserved in the so-called 'Junius Manuscript' (Genesis A, Genesis B, Exodus, Daniel), but these and other relevant poems will be studied in the wider context of early medieval biblical exegesis, in particular the contribution made to biblical interpretation by Anglo-Saxon exegetes such as Archbishop Theodore, Bede, Alcuin and Ælfric. Candidates for the course must already have completed English 40212 (Introduction to Old English).
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Our aim will be to study three issues which are absolutely central to medieval thought and culture from the end of the patristic period to the Renaisaance (and indeed also beyond these limits). The danger of excessive generality in such an approach will be avoided 1. by isolating a group of seminal texts from the last ancient or early medieval period for careful scrutiny (wherever possible, in English translation); 2. by treating these texts as conceptual nuclei for broader linguistic, hermeneutic, and psychological theories which were widely held and discussed. The texts will be drawn from Origen, Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome, Macrobius, Boethius, Dionysius the Areopagite, and Isadore of Seville. Although a major aim of the course is to introduce important writers to the students and to pursue historical and literary matters, we will also find time to reflect on philosophical questions raised by such a tradition. What is the relation between divine and human language? Why is it necessary to connect language and symbol through psychic activity? What is the relation between secular myth and sacred symbol?
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Whether writing at the epic length of Troilus and Criseyde, or compacting his story to the brief compass of the "Manciple's Tale" or "Physician's Tale," Chaucer is a master of narrative. This course will study the features of his narrative style, and analyze the ways in which they create meaning. We shall compare and contrast his works with other examples of medieval narrative, and assess it in the light of modern narratology. We shall consider such things as beginnings and endings, time, the narrating voice, rhetoric, verse-forms, dialogue, the locus of action, structure, mood, and the implied audience. The Canterbury Tales will occupy a central position in the course, but we shall take in other works as it seems profitable to do so.
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The political poetry of the period 1541-1688 will be discussed and analyzed against the historical background. The primary focus will be the mentality of the native intelligentsia as it is reflected in the poetry and as it responded to the momentous changes of the period. The origins and rise of the cult of the Stuarts will be examined and the historiography of the period will be assessed.
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3.00 Credits
A examination of Middle English Political writings.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced study in the areas of theatre history, dramatic literature, criticism and theory. Topics are taught in a seminar format. May be repeated for credit.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the literary works of Samuel Johnson as they are exemplary of reactions to Elizabethan England.
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3.00 Credits
The theoretical and cultural underpinnings of selected Old English literatures.
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A close analysis of Shakespeare's history plays glossed against the historical aspects of the plays and the times in which the plays were written.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the question: did 15th Century writers create a "15th Century" or were 15th Century writers created by the century?
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