MST1388H: The Junius Manuscript: Old Testament Narratives

This course is dedicated to the Old English poems based on the Old Testament (Genesis A and B, Exodus, and Daniel) transmitted in Oxford, Bodleian Library, Junius MS 11, once known as the 'Cædmon manuscript.' It will address the ways in which the poets adapted the native tradition of Old English verse to the rendering of biblical narratives, what can be known about the origin and transmission of the poems and their compilation in the Junius Manuscript, and other topics particular to the individual works.

0.50
ENG1001H or equivalent