[B] Beowulf, trans. Seamus Heaney. Norton, 2001. ISBN: 9780393320978.
[IOE] Peter Baker, Introduction to Old English, 3rd edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN: 9780470659847.
[M & R] Bruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson, A Guide to Old English, 8th edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. ISBN: 9780470671078.
[WE] Greg Delanty and Michael Matto, eds., The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation. Norton, 2011. ISBN: 9780393342413.
[WH] Stephen Barney, Word-Hoard, 2nd edition. Yale, 1985. ISBN: 9780300035063.
Unit One: Old English Grammar and Short Prose
Session 1
No readings assigned.
Session 2
[IOE], pp. 1–40 (Pronunciation, Grammar Review, and the Case System). [Preview with Google Books]
[M & R], pp. 55–60 (Word-Formation).
[WE] ‘‘The Rune Poem" and “The Icelandic Rune Poem.”
[WH] “Introduction” and Word Groups 1–6.
Session 3
[IOE], pp. 41–49 (Pronouns). [Preview with Google Books]
[M & R], pp. 17–19 (Pronouns). [Preview with Google Books]
[WE] “The Wanderer,” and “Deor.”
[WH] Word Groups 7–12.
Session 4
[IOE], pp. 50–63 (Nouns).
[M & R], pp. 20–30 (Pronouns). [Preview with Google Books]
Burton Raffel’s translations of the Elegies. In Poems and Prose from the Old English, 2nd edition. Yale University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780300069952.
[WH] Word Groups 13–22.
Session 5
[IOE], pp. 63–79 (Verbs, 7.1–7.4).
[M & R] Paragraph 93.
[WH] Word Groups 23–30.
[I strongly urge you to use Old English Aerobics to drill verb forms over the weekend!]
Session 6
[IOE], pp. 79–95 (Finish Verbs plus Adjectives).
[M & R] For more nitty-gritty about verbs, if you’re interested.
[WH] Word Groups 31–40.
Session 7
[IOE], pp. 96–122 (Numerals; Adverbs, Conjunctions, and Prepositions; Concord; Word Order).
[M & R], pp. 99–103, Ælfric’s Preface to Genesis, lines 1–24.
[WH] Word Groups 41–50.
Session 8
[M & R], pp. 61–75 (Syntax).
[M & R] Ælfric’s Preface to Genesis, lines 24–43.
[WH] Word Groups 51–60.
Session 9
[M & R] Ælfric’s Preface to Genesis, lines 44–58.
[M & R], pp. 75–96 (Syntax, continued).
Session 10
No readings assigned.
Unit Two: Longer Prose and Short Poems
Session 11
[IOE], pp. 119–41 (Meter and Poetic Style).
[M & R] Ælfric’s Preface to Genesis, lines 59–80.
[M & R], pp. 228–33, Bede’s Account of the Poet Caedmon, lines 1–17.
[WH] Word Groups 61–72.
Session 12
[IOE], pp. 152–69 (The Grammar of Poetry; Reading Old English Manuscripts).
[M & R], pp. 228–33, Bede’s Account of the Poet Caedmon, lines 18–60.
[WH] Word Groups 73–85.
Session 13
[M & R], pp. 239–48, Riddles C, E, and L.
[IOE], pp. 223–27, Riddle A.
[WH] Word Groups 86–98.
Session 14
[IOE], Text 17, The Wife’s Lament.
[WH] Word Groups 99–110.
Session 15
[IOE], Text 18, The Husband’s Message.
[WH] Word Groups 111–23.
Session 16
[IOE], Text 16, Wulf and Eadwacer.
[WH] Word Groups 124–35.
Session 17
No readings assigned.
Unit Three: Longer Poems
Session 18
[IOE], Text 13, The Dream of the Rood, lines 1–49.
[WH] Word Groups 136–42.
Session 19
[IOE], Text 13, The Dream of the Rood, lines 50–100.
[WH] Word Groups 143–50.
Session 20
[IOE], Text 13, The Dream of the Rood, lines 101–56.
[WH] Word Groups 151–70.
Session 21
[B]
[IOE] Beowulf, lines 1–11.
[M & R], p. 295.
[WH] Word Groups 171–85.
Session 22
[B] The Fight with Grendel (lines 702b–745a).
[M & R], pp. 297–99.
[WH] Word Groups 186–96.
Session 23
[B] The Fight with Grendel, continued (lines 745b–790).
[WH] Word Groups 197–210.
Session 24
[B] The Death of Grendel (lines 791–852).
[M & R], pp. 299–301.
[WH] Word Groups 211–27. (Congratulations, you now know the 2000 most commonly used words of Old English poetry!!!)
Session 25
[B] The Lay of the Last Survivor and Beowulf’s Funeral (lines 2247–66, and 3157–82).
[M & R], pp. 307–08.
Session 26
No readings assigned.
