Middle English Literature (Online)
offered by Oxford University

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1096

Middle English Literature (Online)
at
Oxford University
Overview

Introduce to Middle English dialects and Middle English orthography

Duration	10 weeks
Total fee	₹26,000
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

Middle English Literature (Online)
at
Oxford University
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from Oxford university

Middle English Literature (Online)
at
Oxford University
Course details

Skills you will learn

English Spoken English

What are the course deliverables?

Definitions and problems associated with defining the middle ages
The chronological order of key events during the middle ages
The variety of kinds of writing produced during the middle ages
Issues in establishing, preserving, and editing a Middle English literature corpus
Some key themes and concepts explored in writing of the middle ages
Some key elements of Middle English dialects
Differences between some kinds of scripts employed in the middle ages

More about this course

Discover a rich cultural heritage in Middle English texts in modern translations and explore poetry, prose and plays of the medieval period, and the language and culture out of which they grew
The ability to discuss and analyse a range of Middle English texts in modern English adaptations
This course introduce students to the history and culture of the Middle Ages
Introduce students to the range and variety of the literature of the Middle Ages

Middle English Literature (Online)
at
Oxford University
Curriculum

When was Middle English?

Medieval culture; English society in the Middle Ages; key events

What was Middle English?

Language, dialects, orthography

Short poems, religious and secular

The Harley Lyrics

Longer religious and devotional works

Saint's Lives, Rules, Treatises

Drama

Extracts from Mystery, Morality, and Miracle Plays; Everyman

Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales (selection)

The Gawain poet

Gawain and the Green Knight (extracts)

Langland

Piers Plowman (extracts)

Didactic works, chronicles, and other non-fiction works

Manuscripts and books

Production; preservation; editing; mss studies

Middle English Literature (Online)
at
Oxford University
Entry Requirements

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Prerequisite: Familiar with using a computer for purposes such as sending email and searching the Internet

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Yes
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