Fiche de cours
Old English - "In the Realm of Earth": The Old Testament in Old English Verse
Faculté de gestion: Faculté des lettres
Responsable(s): Lucy Perry
Intervenant(s): -
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Cours-Séminaire
Semestre d'hiver
2 heures par semaine
28 heures par semestre
Langue(s) d'enseignement: anglais
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Contenu
The Old Testament was most influential in Old English literature and the stories therein captured the imagination of the Anglo-Saxon poets. Multiple interpretations (allegorical, literal or historical) were available to the writers. The selection of matter by the poets for their narratives is telling enough; the style of narration (dramatic, tragic, or heroic) attests further the creative freedom of the poets. The variety and richness of the reponse of the Old English poets to the Old Testament will be demonstrated in the works to be studied in the course of the seminar as we read poems about the Creation and the fall of the Angels, as well as those entitled Judith, Daniel and Exodus. As part of the literary analysis we will examine modern translations alongside the original Old English version.
Bibliographie
Text: Old and Middle English: An Anthology, edited by Elaine Treharne, 2nd edition (Oxford: Blackwell, 2003), available from Basta.
