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A Module in Advanced Old English Series:
Readings in Poetry and Prose
• Non-Sequential Series
Discussion-based
Medium intensity
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(February)
Days and Times
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on March 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26
Note: All sessions will be live recorded and shared with all enrolled students afterward for review and to allow those who cannot attend live to still participate in the class.
For this month’s module we will explore the Old English poem Andreas. The author is anonymous, and the poem survives in the Vercelli Book manuscript.
Andreas tells the legendary adventure of the apostle St. Andrew as he rescues St. Matthew from the cannibalistic Mermedonians. At over 1,700 lines, it blends heroic action with Christian themes, offering a fascinating glimpse into early medieval English storytelling.
In this module, we’ll work with the Old English text, explore its story and style, and discover how courage, faith, and adventure come together in one of Old English literature’s most exciting narratives.
Required Texts
- Old English Poems of Christ and His Saints (includes Andreas), ed. Mary Clayton, Harvard University Press, 2019. Harvard Press link
(Backup: Andreas, anonymous, Vercelli Book, online at Internet Sacred Text Archive)
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Mon, Mar 2 7:00 PM |
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Thu, Mar 5 7:00 PM |
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Mon, Mar 9 7:00 PM |
U.S. Daylight saving time may change your meeting, please check |
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Thu, Mar 12 7:00 PM |
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Mon, Mar 16 7:00 PM |
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Thu, Mar 19 7:00 PM |
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Mon, Mar 23 7:00 PM |
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Thu, Mar 26 7:00 PM |
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