INGL 6478

Old English Ø Learntoreadandtranslatethewritingsof

theAnglo-Saxons.Youwillleavethiscourse

withaspecificskill.

Ø Experienceastudent-centeredapproachto

theacquisitionofahistoricallanguage,with

afocusongames,jokes,riddles,etc.

Ø Readthefascinating“earlynovel”

ApolloniusofTyre,”OEElegieslikeThe

Wandererandexploretheshape-shifting

universeofTheRiddlesoftheExeterBook.

Ø Courseconcludeswithaconsiderationof

OldEnglishincontemporaryEnglish

literatureandcinema,focusinginparticular

onthemini-seriesTheLastKingdom and

Paul Kingsnorth’s revolutionary new novel,

The Wake, written in a “shadow tongue” of Old

English, comprehensible to all modern readers.

Fall2017;Wednesdays6:00-8:45LanguageandLiterature

StudyPoemsandProseintheOriginalOldEnglish!

(Painlessly!)