Lecture 2
English 2105 -- British Literature: Beginnings to 1700
Professor Timothy H. Wilson
Department of English, University of Ottawa
A core course in the English Undergraduate Program at the University of Ottawa -- Summer 2020.
This is the second lecture: covering the historical and social context of Old English Literature as well as close readings of both "The Dream of the Rood" and "The Wanderer".
Time Codes:
0:00 - Introduction
1:56 - Outline of Lecture
3:45 - Historical Context: Roman Britain
10:38 - Historical Context: Anglo-Saxons
19:12 - History of the English Language
27:02 - Anglo-Saxon Poetry
30:57 - Literary Genres
32:39 - Introduction to the Structure of “The Dream of the Rood”
36:35 - Models of Heroism: Christian and Warrior
45:51 - Reading the text of “The Dream of the Rood”
56:36 - Dialogue with Students
1:01:27 - “The Wanderer” as Elegy
1:09:06 - “The Wanderer” and the Ubi Sunt Motif
1:14:52 - The Structure of “The Wanderer”
1:17:32 - Reading the text of “The Wanderer”
1:26:24 - Question on the Final Exam
Professor Wilson's Web site -- The Western Canon: sites.google.com/site/unterge...
ENG 2105 Course Web Site: sites.google.com/site/unterge...
Lecture Slides (PDF): drive.google.com/file/d/1uhJJ...
28 июл 2024