ENG 401 Old & Middle English Literature

Focusing on "English" literature from approximately 450 to about 1450, this course will introduce the basics of Anglo-Saxon language through to the Middle English language of Chaucer. Students will potentially be asked to translate Anglo-Saxon literature, to give oral interpretations in Old and Middle English, and to write a research paper.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENG 101, ENG 102/ENG 103, and at least one semester of Literature.

Distribution

Humanities

Offered

Spring, every third year