Introduces students to Old English, the ancient ancestor of Modern English (as Latin is the ancestor of Spanish and Italian, distinct from both). Course will focus on reading knowledge through grammar study and translation, and to a lesser extent on pronunciation. Provides basic parsing and translation skills and an introduction to the history, culture, and literature of Anglo-Saxon England.
Additional Information:Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities
Departmental Category: British Literature to 1660