SURVEY OF OLD NORSE-ICELANDIC LITERATURE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MEDIEVAL/SCAND ST 407 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Illustrate knowledge of the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, including eddic poetry, skaldic poetry, sagas, and mythological texts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify key themes, motifs, and narrative structures within Old Norse literary traditions and place them in their cultural and historical contexts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze the role of oral tradition, manuscript transmission, and textual preservation in shaping the corpus of Old Norse literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop skills in close reading, comparative analysis, and critical writing applicable to the study of premodern literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate scholarly interpretations of Old Norse texts and engage with critical debates in the field of medieval Scandinavian studies. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Illustrate knowledge of the major genres of Old Norse-Icelandic literature, including eddic poetry, skaldic poetry, sagas, and mythological texts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify key themes, motifs, and narrative structures within Old Norse literary traditions and place them in their cultural and historical contexts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Analyze the role of oral tradition, manuscript transmission, and textual preservation in shaping the corpus of Old Norse literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop skills in close reading, comparative analysis, and critical writing applicable to the study of premodern literature. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Evaluate scholarly interpretations of Old Norse texts and engage with critical debates in the field of medieval Scandinavian studies. Audience: Graduate