ENG 718 - Beowulf

(3 units)

Beowulf and the Germanic Heroic Age.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
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. engage with and apply critical and theoretical debates, both recent and historical, to the course’s primary texts.
4. synthesize their translations and the relevant secondary literature to write a well-crafted research paper.

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