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Dec 07, 2025
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University General Course Catalog 2020-2021 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
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ENG 431A - Beowulf (3 units)
Beowulf and the Germanic Heroic Age for undergraduate students.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 415A ; ENG 303 or Junior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. apply their knowledge of Old English to translate selected passages of Beowulf.
2. analyze the poem and its episodes according to their generic horizons as well as their cultural and historical contexts.
3. write a lucid, well-constructed argument analyzing some aspect of the poem or its historical context.
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