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November 2025 Modules
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Advanced Old English Series:
Readings in Prose
Candidate
As soon as we obtain enough interest in this class we will be in touch to work out a meeting time that works for the group.
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Aelfric of Eynsham was the most prolific writer in Old English. He left behind homilies, biblical and political commentary, letters, and other materials. This module will dig into his series of homilies titled Lives of Saints, homilies in Old English retelling the life and times of individual saints organized according to the church calendar.
Precepted by
Dr.
Larry Swain
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2
(Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)
(Section 1)
Candidate
Hybrid
Monday Lectures (Live-Recorded): Meeting for four 1-hour Lectures with Dr. Sara Brown (and/or guest James Tauber) meeting on Mondays at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on November 3, 10, 17, and 24 (and a bonus lecture from Dr. Corey Olsen, will be shared with enrolled students at a time TBD)
Discussion Session Times (Not Recorded): To Be Determined
The details for our study through Volume 3 of Hammond and Scull's magisterial “Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien" will be announced in Spring 2025.
Precepted by
Dr.
Sara Brown
(Lecturer)
and
Patrick Lyon
(Section 1)
with guests James Tauber and Dr. Corey Olsen
with guests James Tauber and Dr. Corey Olsen