How to Read Beowulf
$99.00
How to Read Beowulf
An in-depth week-long class with Angelina Stanford
(NOTE: If you have already purchased the old Beowulf class, you can upgrade to the new class for only $20! See your purchase note for the coupon code.)
When confronted with a very old work of literature, the modern reader struggles for several reasons. The biggest obstacle is that the shared literary, cultural, and imaginative traditions of the work have long since passed from our memories, and as a result, we simply do not understand the imaginative context (i.e. the imaginative language) the work is written in. Sadly, with the loss of that imaginative language, we are cut off from the sources of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness that nurture our souls and connect us to the past.
CS Lewis says that it is the first duty of a reader to read the work like the original audience. But how do we do that when we have lost that link? This class will show you how!
Angelina Stanford has been teaching Beowulf for decades and has a deep understanding of the world of the poem. Let her guide you through one of the world’s most foundational—and fun—poems! It’s a rip-roaring good tale. And that is why it is important!
Class Topics will Include:
Choosing a good Beowulf translation
Putting the work firmly in its imaginative context
Understanding Anglo-Saxon Culture and the poem’s relation to that
Why Tolkien and Lewis centered the entire English Curriculum of Oxford University on Beowulf and the study of Anglo-Saxon
Why I agree with Tolkien that Beowulf is NOT an epic—and how this changes your reading of the poem.
How the Anglo-Saxons are our guides on how to interact with our classical Christian literary heritage
And, of course, a very thorough line-by-line-guided reading of the poem
Texts for the Class:
Beowulf, Burton Raffel translator.
Reading Assignments will be posted on Canvas under Syllabus.
Additional resources, if desired. Not required. I will draw from these in class.
Beowulf, JRR Tolkien
“The Monster and the Critics” by JRR Tolkien
The Anglo-Saxon World by Michael Drout (audio lectures on Audible and Scribd)
August 28 – Sept 1
11:00 am to 12:30 pm EASTERN
Virtual Classroom on Canvas with forum
Class Video Archive for all Students
Price: $99 (includes lifetime access to videos)
(NOTE: If you have already purchased the old Beowulf class, you can upgrade to the new class for only $20! See your purchase note for the coupon code.)
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How to Read Beowulf
An in-depth week-long class with Angelina Stanford
(NOTE: If you have already purchased the old Beowulf class, you can upgrade to the new class for only $20! See your purchase note for the coupon code.)
When confronted with a very old work of literature, the modern reader struggles for several reasons. The biggest obstacle is that the shared literary, cultural, and imaginative traditions of the work have long since passed from our memories, and as a result, we simply do not understand the imaginative context (i.e. the imaginative language) the work is written in. Sadly, with the loss of that imaginative language, we are cut off from the sources of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness that nurture our souls and connect us to the past.
CS Lewis says that it is the first duty of a reader to read the work like the original audience. But how do we do that when we have lost that link? This class will show you how!
Angelina Stanford has been teaching Beowulf for decades and has a deep understanding of the world of the poem. Let her guide you through one of the world’s most foundational—and fun—poems! It’s a rip-roaring good tale. And that is why it is important!
Class Topics will Include:
Choosing a good Beowulf translation
Putting the work firmly in its imaginative context
Understanding Anglo-Saxon Culture and the poem’s relation to that
Why Tolkien and Lewis centered the entire English Curriculum of Oxford University on Beowulf and the study of Anglo-Saxon
Why I agree with Tolkien that Beowulf is NOT an epic—and how this changes your reading of the poem.
How the Anglo-Saxons are our guides on how to interact with our classical Christian literary heritage
And, of course, a very thorough line-by-line-guided reading of the poem
Texts for the Class:
Beowulf, Burton Raffel translator.
Reading Assignments will be posted on Canvas under Syllabus.
Additional resources, if desired. Not required. I will draw from these in class.
Beowulf, JRR Tolkien
“The Monster and the Critics” by JRR Tolkien
The Anglo-Saxon World by Michael Drout (audio lectures on Audible and Scribd)
August 28 – Sept 1
11:00 am to 12:30 pm EASTERN
Virtual Classroom on Canvas with forum
Class Video Archive for all Students
Price: $99 (includes lifetime access to videos)
(NOTE: If you have already purchased the old Beowulf class, you can upgrade to the new class for only $20! See your purchase note for the coupon code.)
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