"Caedmon's hymn" by Bede
"The Wife's lament" by unknown
Seminar Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Seminar Leader: Maria Cabrera
Leading Questions:
"Caedmon's Hymn": Does the miraculous backstory provided by Bede make Caedmon's Hymn more or less impressive? Why do you think so?
"The Wife's Lament": Why do you suppose the wife says a young person must have "a glad countenance" even though that person experiences heartache?
Seminar Leader: Maria Cabrera
Leading Questions:
"Caedmon's Hymn": Does the miraculous backstory provided by Bede make Caedmon's Hymn more or less impressive? Why do you think so?
"The Wife's Lament": Why do you suppose the wife says a young person must have "a glad countenance" even though that person experiences heartache?
"The Dream of the Rood" by unknown
"The battle of maldon" by unknown
Seminar Date: Friday, January 15, 2016
Seminar Leader: Caleb Thomas
Leading Questions:
"The Dream of the Rood": How does the dreamer's emotional attitude change toward the cross by the last paragraph of the poem?
"The Battle of Maldon": Why do you suppose Birthnoth orders all of the horses to be driven away?
Seminar Leader: Caleb Thomas
Leading Questions:
"The Dream of the Rood": How does the dreamer's emotional attitude change toward the cross by the last paragraph of the poem?
"The Battle of Maldon": Why do you suppose Birthnoth orders all of the horses to be driven away?
"beowulf" by unknown
Seminar Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Seminar Leader: Sterling Lee
Leading Question: What was Beowulf's main priority? Receiving treasure and glory or actually keeping his fellow citizens safe?
Seminar Leader: Sterling Lee
Leading Question: What was Beowulf's main priority? Receiving treasure and glory or actually keeping his fellow citizens safe?
"The Miller's Prologue and Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer
Seminar Date: Thursday, January 28, 2016
Seminar Leader: Caity Webb
Leading Question: How subtle of a wooer is "handy" Nicholas (lines 163-173)? Does his language match his action? How successful is he as a wooer (lines 174-198)?
Seminar Leader: Caity Webb
Leading Question: How subtle of a wooer is "handy" Nicholas (lines 163-173)? Does his language match his action? How successful is he as a wooer (lines 174-198)?