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The course will be an interdisciplinary class, integrating history, literature, and theology, focusing on the rich Catholic culture of Anglo-Saxon England (596AD – 1066AD), especially in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of England and in the epic poem, Beowulf.
Total classes: 6
Prerequisite: The ability to read and enjoy the works
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th
Suggested credit: 1/2 semester credit Literature or English
Description
The course will be an interdisciplinary class, integrating history, literature, and theology, focusing on the rich Catholic culture of Anglo-Saxon England (596AD – 1066AD), especially in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of England and in the epic poem, Beowulf.
Outline
Class One: Setting the Scene: Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
Class Two: Bede pages 51-77 & 103-104 & 146-7
Class Three: Bede pages 284-94 & 321-328
Class Four: Beowulf lines 1-1250
Class Five: Beowulf lines 1251-2199
Class Six: Beowulf lines 2200-3182
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Bede, Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Penguin Classics); and,
Beowulf: A Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney (Norton Critical Edition)
Homework: The reading assignment for each class is detailed in the Course Outline above. Students should complete the assigned reading for each class beforehand. Students should highlight the passages discussed in class and review this for the quiz assigned for each class. The estimated time for homework for each class, i.e. for the assigned reading and reviewing for each quiz, should be about 90 minutes.
