Ancestral Voices: The Earliest English Literature (Online) offered by Oxford University
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1 Campus- Estd. 1096
Ancestral Voices: The Earliest English Literature (Online) at Oxford University Overview
Duration | 10 weeks |
Total fee | ₹26,000 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Course Level | UG Certificate |
Ancestral Voices: The Earliest English Literature (Online) at Oxford University Highlights
- Earn a certificate of completion from Oxford university
Ancestral Voices: The Earliest English Literature (Online) at Oxford University Course details
- The relationship between Old and Modern English
- The diversity of Old English dialects
- Genres, subjects, traditions and conventions of Old English literature (in translation)
- Sources of our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon culture
- Practices and beliefs of the Anglo-Saxon peoples
- Gained or developed tools of critical analysis and understanding
- This course aims to dispel the myth that Old English literature is either dreary, difficult, or only about drinking and fighting, and will introduce participants to the range of Old English literature, from stirring tales of heroism, courage, and fellowship, to poignant elegies of love and loss; from passionately devout to earthily humorous
- The aim of this course is not for participants to learn to read or speak Old English; the texts explored will be offered in translation
- Optional activities and directions for further exploration, however, enable those who wish to learn some Old English grammar and vocabulary to do so
- Areas covered include: Anglo-Saxon history and culture; an introduction to Old English texts; in-depth exploration of selections from Old English texts in translation; an introduction to and taster of a variety of Old English; Old English script and runes; manuscripts; tools for close critical analysis; the heroic tradition; paganism and Christianity and women in Anglo-Saxon culture
Ancestral Voices: The Earliest English Literature (Online) at Oxford University Curriculum
Ancestral Voices
Anglo-Saxons - where did they come from and where did they go?
Ango-Saxon histories
Archaeology
Anglo- Saxon art and artefacts
Engilsh speakers at either end of the millennium
Hearing voices: introduction to old English texts in translation
Old English literature
The sound of Old English literature
Old English literature in translation
Some features of Old English texts
Hearing Voices: getting more our of reading Old English texts
Analysing literary texts
Old English scripts
Introduction to manuscripts
Pagan voices and Christian voices
The pagan past
Conversion to Christianity
Pagan and Christian symbolism: The Dream of the Rood
'Caedmon's Hymn'
Old English voices: a taster of the Old English language
History of the English language
Old English languages
Lessons in Old English
Vocabulary
Old English origins of Modern English words
The pronunciation of Old English
Epic and heroic voices
The heroic tradition
Beowulf
The Battle of Brunanburh
The Battle of Maldon
Beowulf
Why read Beowulf?
How Beowulf reaches modern readers
The style of Beowulf
Comparing translations of Beowulf
Enjoying and appreciating Beowulf
Women's voices
Anglo-Saxon women: in the home
Anglo-Saxon women: in the church
Anglo-Saxon women: in power and politics
Anglo-Saxon women: in literature, ?Wulf and Eadwacer?
Anglo-Saxon Women: in literature, ?The Wife?s Lament?
Single and echoing voices
Old English elegies of the Exeter Book
?The Ruin?
?The Wanderer?
'The Seafarer?
Lasting voices: the end and after
History of late Anglo-Saxon England
The Vikings
The Norman invasion
Old English riddles
Opportunities for further exploration and study
Ancestral Voices: The Earliest English Literature (Online) at Oxford University Faculty details
Ancestral Voices: The Earliest English Literature (Online) at Oxford University Entry Requirements
- Prerequisite: Familiar with using a computer for purposes such as sending email and searching the Internet
- Yes
- In countries where the normal examinations have been cancelled, university will expect the conditions of student's offer to be met by the alternative assessment put in place by qualifications' regulators.
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