Advanced Old English: Scribes and Manuscripts

Harvard FAS

Building on the basic grammar and translation skills learned in English 102, this course introduces students to Old English literature in its most immediate context: the manuscripts that preserve the earliest copies of each text. The weekly task of translation will be supplemented by consistent attention to the unique manuscript contexts of Old English literature. Special class sessions will include a visit to the Houghton Library to examine the way early manuscripts were created, and a class…