Übung: Introduction to Medieval English Studies: Module I: General (BA)
Mi. 11.00-13.00
Geb. 23.21 Raum U1.42                                                      Beginn: 13.10.2004
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This course is the first part of the Introduction to Medieval English Studies, which has especially been planned with regard to the exigencies of the BA programme. Its basic objective is to give a broad survey over the history of the English language and literature in the Middle Ages. It covers both periods - Old English (700-1100) and Middle English (1100-1500) - in order to provide students with the basic knowledge they need for the second part of this introduction in the next summer term.

The plan of the course immediately reflects its aims, i.e. basic knowledge of the characteristic features of OE and ME; a broad survey of medieval English literature and the history of the periods, a certain amount of reading and translation skills, and elementary methodological knowledge:

1. Periods of the history of the English language
2. What is Old English?
3. What is Middle English?
4. Language Relationships (I)
5. Language Relationships (II)
6. The Anglo-Saxons (I)
7. The Anglo-Saxons (II)
8. 1066 And All That (I)
9. 1066 And All That (II)
10. Option
11. Forms of Old English Poetry
12. Forms of Middle English Literature
13. Authors, Anonymous & Co
14. Diagnostic Test

A workbook containing the texts and materials used in the seminar will be available in printed form at the beginning of the term.
The course will also be accompanied by an online version at:
www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/anglist1/staff/holteir/ba/intro1/

Both versions, the printed book and the offline website, are available on CD-ROM in our office rooms (Geb. 23.21, Rooms 1.71, 1.72, or 173.

Recommended reading:

Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge 1995:4-55.

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Voraussetzungen: Keine
Crdit Points: 2
Veranstaltungstyp: Pflicht BA
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!!! Highly recommended !!!

Anne MacDonald. Begleitübung zur Introduction to Medieval English Studies:
Module I: General (BA)
Ort: Geb. 23.21 Raum: U1.64 Zeit: Mo. 13:00 - 14.30 Beginn: 18.10.2004

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