English Studies (ENGL) - Here Be Dragons? Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature in Translation
ENGL 2717 Here Be Dragons? Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Literature in Translation
Prerequisites:
Three credits of 1000 level ENGL (excluding ENGL 1501, ENGL
1502) or any 18 credits completed (excluding ENGL 1501, ENGL 1502,
ENGL 2001,
ENGL 2011)
Antirequisites:
ENGL 2006 if taken before 2022
Hours:
3 hours of lecture and discussion per week
Credits:
3
Description:
Warriors! Knights! Monsters! Marvels! — and farting? Students examine the heroic heights and quotidian lows of Anglo-Saxon and Medieval literature (c. 700-1500) in modern translation. Despite its “Game of Thrones” reputation — which is partly true — the literature of this period is vast and varied. As Dryden said of this era’s literature, “here is God’s plenty.” Special attention is given to Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.