( 1 ) Thesis on an approved subject.
(2) At least one of:
(a) Aspects of Poetry, 1500 to 1800.
(b) Literature and Thought, c. 1830-1880, OR Literature and Thought, c. 1870-1925.
§ (3 ) Mediaeval Literature.
(4) At least one of:
(a) Literary Criticism.
(b) Studies in Drama, chiefly Greek, 17th century, and modern.
§ (c) Old English Poetry.
§ ( d ) Old Norse Texts and Civilization.
§ (e) History of the English Language.
NB. Some of the above papers may not be available and others may be added in any particular year. Those that are to be available, together with suggested reading for each, will be listed on the Departmental notice-board before the end of the preceding year. Numbers may have to be limited in any of these classes.
ENGLISH IN COMBINED COURSES
(A) English in ' combined honours courses will normally consist of English part I or English part I ( Honours )—though students intending to do the English Honours course should take English part I Honours)—and English Literature parts II, III and IV.
In their First Year, candidates will take English and either one or two addi- tional subjects. One of these additional subjects, must, except in combination with a language school, be a language other than English.
t Numbers in either of these classes may have to be limited.
$ Available only to students who have taken English Language III.
In their Second Year, candidates will take English Literature part II, in which they are required to be classed, and the remaining additional subject.
In their Third Year, they will take papers 1 and 2 of part I of the final exam- ination in the school of English Language and Literature and the class test in the Practice of Criticism.
In their Fourth Year, they will take three papers which must include (1) and at least one paper from (2).
(B) Candidates may take English Language as part of a combined honours course, provided that they give evidence of their ability to do so. The English subjects of the course are then:
English part I or English part I (Honours). However, students intending to do the English Honours Language course should take English part I (Honours).
English Language parts II, III and IV.
In their First Year, candidates will take English and one of the two additional subjects.
In their Second Year, they will take English Language part II, and the remaining additional subject.
In their Third Year, they will take papers 4 and 5 of part I of the final examinations. "
In their Fourth Year, they will take three papers, which must include (1), (3), and one of (4c), (4d), (4e).
13. ENGLISH PART I (HONOURS ) A course of one tutorial and three or four lectures a week.
SYLLABUS
Students intending to do an Honours course in English will the first year do the course as set out for English part I above. However, while they will attend the same lectures as for English part I, they will attend specifically Honours tutorial- groups (instead of Pass ones), and their tutorial work will be both more intensive and more extensive than for Pass students. In addition, they should take for special study *Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales (Everyman, ed. Cawley), and attend such special lecture classes and take such class tests on Chaucer as will be announced early in First Term.
ESSAY WORK
Students are required to submit written work, details of which will be prescribed in tutorials during the year. Written and tutorial work will be taken into account at the examination. Students who fail to submit the required exercises and essays by the due dates may not be given credit for the course.
EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers, and such class-tests as may be prescribed.
14-1. ENGLISH LITERATURE PART II
A course of four lectures a week, with tutorial work, and an additional weekly class in the practice of criticism.
SYLLABUS
(i) The course in Literature prescribed for English part II ( ordinary degree).
(ii) Older Forms of Narrative The Homeric Epic.
The Song of Roland. ( Penguin translation.) The Norse Saga, with special reference to:
The Story of Burnt Njál. (Trans. G. W. Dasent, Everyman.) Laxdaeia Saga. (Trans. M. Press, Temple Classics.)
Medieval Romance, with special reference to:
Aucassin and Nicolette. ( Everyman.)
Marie de France. ( Everyman, French Medieval Romances. ) Chrétien de Troyes. ( Everyman, Arthurian Romances.) Malory—Morče d'Arthur
.
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Dante-The Divine Coirisdy. ( Temple Classics translation.) Chaucer—The Canterbury Tales.
The following works are recommended for reference:
Ker, W. P.—Epic and Romance. ( Macmillan.) This is the most important reference book.
Phillpotts, B.—Ed&i and Saga. ( H.U.L. ) Lewis, C. S.—The Allegory of Love. (Clarendon.) Coghill, N.—The Poet Chaucer. ( H.U.L. )
ESSAY WORK. Students are required to do two essays on section (i) of the syllabus.
EXAMINATION. Three 3-hour papers, and a test in the practice of criticism.
13-1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PART II A course of two lectures a week with tutorial work.
SYLLABUS
(i) A study of Old English with prescribed texts and unprescribed translation.
(ii) A short course of lectures on Anglo-Saxon England.
Students taking English Language part II as part of a combined honours course should attend lectures and sit for the examination in section (ii) of English Literature part II.
Books
(a ) Prescribed texts
Sweet, H. (ed.)-Anglo-Saxon Reader. (15th rev. ed., Whitelock.) Brook, G. L.—An Introduction to Old English. (Manchester .U.P.) Mitchell, R. B.—A Guide to Okl English. ( ВlаcКwеІІ. )
(b ) Recommended for reference
Brook, C. L.-English Sound Changes. ( Manchester U.P. ) Zesmer, D.—Guide to English Literature. ( Barnes & Noble.) Whitelock, D.-The Beginnings of English Society. ( Pelican. ) Blair, P. H.—An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England. ( C.U.P. ) ESSAY WORK will be required on section (ii) of the syllabus.
EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper, and a short test in grammar.
14-2. ENGLISH LITERATURE PART III A course of lectures, seminars and tutorial work throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
(1) Section (a) (omitting Chaucer) of the course prescribed for English Part III ( ordinary degree ). Honoùrs students are advised to possess a complete edition of Marvell's poems ( e.g. Muses' Library) and an edition of Donne that includes some of his prose (e.g. Nonesuch or Modem Library). They should also try to obtain the Pelican Book of English Prose, 5 vols., or at least a volume such as Harris and Husain (eds. ), English Prose 1600-1660 (Holt, Rinehart & Winston), which will be useful for section ( iii) of the syllabus as well.
(ii) One of the following two subjects:
(a) Australian and American Literature. Works from the two literatures will be studied concurrently throughout the year. Details of this course will be posted on the departmental notice-board at the beginning of the year.
Preliminary reading will be required.
(b) The 19th and 20th century Novel. Details of this course will be posted on the Departmental notice-board at the beginning of the year. Preliminary reading will be required.
(iii) Seminars in the Practice of Criticism (dating).
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WRITTEN WORK. Students are required to do two essays on section (i) of the syllabus, and to present at least one seminar paper on section (ii, a
or
b).EXAMINATION. (a) One 3-hour paper on section (i) of the syllabus.
(b) One 3-hour paper on section (ii ).
(c) A compulsory class test on section (iii ).
13-2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PART III A course of lectures amounting to about four hours a week.
SYLLABUS
(i) A study of Middle English.
Dickins
and
Wilson-EarlyMiddle English Texts. (Bowes
& Bowes.)Langland—Piers
Plowman. (ed.
E. S. Olszewska, U.T.P. or ed. W. Skeet, Clar- endon P.)Sisam, K. ( ed.
)—Fourteenth Century Verse and Prose. ( O.U.P.)
Chaucer,G.—The "Dream Poems".
Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight. ( ed. J. R. R. Tol den and E. V. Gordon;2nd rev. ed., Davis, N. Clarendon P.)
Henryson, R.—Рoems. (ed. C. Elliott, Clarendon P.)
Ford, B. ( ed.
)—The Age of Chaucer. ( Pelican
Guide to English Literature, Vol. 1.)Together with
one
of the following two subjects:(ii) A study of Early English lyric poetry.
Anglo-Saxon Reader.
(ed., Wyatt or Sweet. )Gordon, I. L. ( ed.
)—The Seafarer. ( Methuen
's O.E. Library.) Davies, R. T. ( ed.)—Mediaeval English Lyrics. ( Faber
Paperback.)(iii ) Elementary Old Norse.
Gordon, E.
V. Introduction to Old Norse.
( rev. ed., O.U.P., 1957.) Snorri Sturluson—ЊіkonarSaga Geis
а. ( English Dept.)ESSAY WORK will be required on section (i) of the Syllabus.
EXAMINATION. ( a) One 3-hour paper on section (i) of the syllabus. (b) One 3-hour paper on section (ii ) or (iii) .
13-4. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE PART IV (SCHOOL
E )
A course chiefly of seminar work throughout the year.
SYLLABUS
Five papers, which shall include:
( 1 ) Thesis of 8,000-10,000 words on an approved subject.
(2) At least
one
of:(a) Aspects of Poetry, 1500 to 1800.
(b) Literature and Thought, c. 1830-1880, OR Literature and Thought, c.1870-1925.
* ( 3 ) Mediaeval Literature.
(4) At least
one
of:(a) Literary Criticism.
(b) Studies in Drama, chiefly Greek, 17th century, and modern.
* ( c) A study of Old English, chiefly poetry, with special reference to:
Beowulf—(
ed., Klaeber, Heath. )Anglo-Saxon Reader—(
ed., Wyatt or Sweet).*(d) Old Norse Texts and Civilization.
Zoiiga, G.—A Cоwcisе
Dictionary of Old Icelandic. ( Clarendon. )
Gordon, E.V. Introduction to Old Norse. ( Rev.
ed., O.U.P., 1957. ) Typescript texts. ( English Department. )• Available only to students who have taken English Language III.
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* (e) History of the English Language.
NB. Some of the above papers may not be available and others may be added in any particular year. Those that are to be available, together with suggested reading for each, will be listed on the Departmental notice-board before the end of the preceding year. Numbers may have to be limited in any of these classes.
EXAMINATION. Each of the above papers, other than (1), will be of three hours.