Tutor: Kay Smith
Beowulf is a seminal text in Anglo-Saxon literature, required reading in many courses. But Beowulf is also a ripping yarn. It has feasting and fighting. It has a monster and his mother. It has a dragon in its barrow and a underwater home. This course plans to read the 3182 lines of the poem having reference to the language of the poem, the peculiar Anglo-Saxon verse form, the culture of the time and its possible links to English society today.
Venue: 232 Adelaide St
Tuesday 11.15am - 12.30pm. Classes start 27 January, finish 31 March.
Cost: $50 (prepaid), 10 weeks
Current Enrolments: 8 (maximum 16)
To better understand the culture surrounding Beowulf, it would be preferable to have a facing page edition of the text.
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