ENGL 3120

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ENGL 3120
Beowulf

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Beowulf has received renewed attention in popular culture, thanks to the production of recent movies and riveting new translations. The poem's popular appeal lies in its complex depictions of monsters, its accounts of heroic bravery, and its lavish portrayals of life in the Meadhall. Through close readings we will also explore the "darker side" of the poem: its punishing depictions of loss and exile, despairing meditations on unstable kingship and dynastic failure, and harrowing depictions of heroic defeat and the vanities of existence on the Middle-Earth. Attention will be given to the poem's cultural contexts, its literary heritage, and its layered pagan and Christian perspectives. A bilingual edition of the poem will be assigned so that students may read in Old and Modern English. 


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, HST-AS) (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

Satisfies Requirement This course counts toward the pre-1800 requirement for English majors.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 6120, MEDVL 3120, MEDVL 6120

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3028 ENGL 3120   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Zacher, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person