The Lyric and its Language in Middle English
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4414 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4414
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod provides a rigorous introduction to the fundamentals of Middle English language, poetics, and textual transmission. The primary texts include lyrics on love, religion and politics, giving insight into the major literary and cultural concerns of the period, and into this important genre. The pod trains students to undertake linguistic analysis of these texts, and they will acquire the skills to explore how formal aspects of poetry communicate meaning. Students will consider the ways in which Middle English lyric poetry was read in its early manuscript context and how modern editorial practice shapes the experience of modern readers.
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online masters scheme.
Assessment
- 100% Participation: Student Participation
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, English Literature, Medieval Englishes, and Medieval Literatures. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Perform close linguistic analysis of the primary texts to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of Middle English morphology, syntax, lexis and semantics, and a sound awareness of how features such as form, structure and style shape meaning in literary texts.
Critically discuss and analyse the genre and themes of Middle English lyric poetry.
Demonstrate an awareness of the contexts of Middle English lyrics and their transmission from manuscript to modern edition.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).