Recommended for reference:
Potter, S.—Our Language. (Pelican.)
Sheard, J. A.—The Words We Use (Deutsch.)
Baugh, A. C. Histог y of the English Language. (Routledge & Kegan Paul.) ESSAY WORK
Students are required to do special essay work for section (i) under tutorial guidance.
EXAMINATION. Three 3-hour papers.
128. ENGLISH LITERATURE PART II
A course of four lectures a week, with tutorial work, and an additional weekly class on the elements of criticism.
SYLLA
ВUs
(i) The course in Literature prescribed for English part II (ordinary degree).
(ii) Older Forms of Narrative The
Homeric Epic.Beowulf.
:The Soп g of Roland. (Penguin translation.)
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The Norse Saga, with special reference to:
The Story of Burnt Nial. (Trans. G. W. Dasent, Everyman.) Laxdaela 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—Morte d'Arthur.
Dante-The Divine Comedy. ( Temple Classics translation.) Chaucer: selected works.
The following works are recommended for reference:
Ker, W. P. Epic and Romance. ( Macmillan.) This is the most important reference book.
Phillpotts, B.—Edda and Saga. ( H.U.L. ) Lewis, C. S.
Тhe Allegory of Love. (Clarendon.) Coghill, N.—The Poet Chaucer. (H.U.L. )
ESSAY WORK. Students are required to do two essays.
EXAMINATION. Three 3-hour papers, and a test in the elements of criticism.
129. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PART
II
A course of two lectures a week with tutorial work.
SYLLAВUs
(i) A study of Old English with prescribed texts and unprescribed translation.
(ii) An introduction to Anglo-Saxon England with special reference to the reign of King Alfred.
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:
Brook, G. L.—An Introduction to Old English. ( Manchester ‚LP. ) Sweet,
Н.—Anglo-Saxon Reader. ( revised by Onions, latest ed., O.U.P.) (b) Recommended for reference:
Quirk, R., and Wrenn, C. L.-An Old English Grammar. ( Methuen. ) Brook, G. L.—English Sound Changes. ( Manchester U.P. )
Zesmer, D.—A Guide to English Literature. ( Barnes & Noble.) Whitelock, D. The Beginnings of English Society. (Pelican.) Blair, P. 1.—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.
130. ENGLISH LITERATURE PART III
A course of five lectures a week, with tutorial work.
SYLLABUS
(i) The course in poetry and prose prescribed for English part III (ordinary degree), together with one of the following subjects:
(ii) A study of the development of drama, including a special study of the plays of Shakespeare.
Recommended for reference:
Nicoll, A.-British Drama. (Harrap. )
Nicoll, A.—The Theatre and Dramatic Theory. (Harrap.)
Thompson, A. R.—The Anatomy of Drama. (Univ. of California Press.) Gasser, J. Masters of the Drama. (Dover.)
Styan, J. L.—The Elements of Drama. (Cambridge.)
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FACULTY OF ARTS HANBBOOK
( 0) A study of Australian Literature and of certain aspects of Australian cultural history.
( a) Prescribed texts:
The Penguin Book of Australian Verse.
Brennan, Christopher—Collected Verse. ( Angus & Robertson. ) Slessor, Kenneth—Poems. ( Angus & Robertson.)
Wright, Judith—Selected Poems. (Angus & Robertson.) Hope, A. D. Poems. (Hamish Hamilton. )
McAuley, James—Selected Poems. ( Angus & Robertson.) Mackenzie, Kenneth—Selected Poems. (Angus & Robertson.) Lawson, Henry—Prose Works.
Furphy, Joseph—Such is Life.
Richardson, H. H.—The Fortunes of Richard Mahony. (Heinemann.) Herbert, Xavier—Caprkornia. (Angus & Robertson.)
Boyd, Martin-The Cardboard Crown. (Penguin.) White, Patrick—The Tree of Man. (Penguin.)
White, Patrick-Riders in the Chariot. (Eyre & Spottiswoode.)
Stephens, A. G.A. G. Stephens; His Life and Work. (ed., Vance Palmer.) Palmer, V.—The Legend of the Nineties. (M.U.P.)
Brennan, C.—Prose Works. (Angus & Robertson.)
McAuley, J..—The Еnd of Modernity. (Angus & Robertson.) (b) Recommended for reference:
Buckley, Vincent—Essays in Poetry: Mainly Australian. (M.U.P. ) Phillips, A. A.—The Australian Tradition. (F. W. Cheshire.)
Eldershaw, M. Barnard—Essays in Australian Fiction. (M.U.P. ) Johnston, G. K. W.—Australian Literary Criticism. (O.U.P. ) Coleman, P.—Australian Civilization. (Cheshire.)
ESSAY WORK. Students are required to do two essays.
EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers.
131. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PART III A course of lectures amounting to about four hours a week.
Note: Students will take from the following syllabus, sections (1) and either (ii) or (ш).
SYLLABUS
(i) A study of Middle English.
Dicldns and Wilson-Early Middle English Texts. (Bowes &Bowes.) Langland-Piers Plowman. (Ed. Olszewska, E. S., U.T.P. )
Brunner, K.-An Outline of Middle English Grammar. (tr. Johnston, Blackwell.) (ii) Elementary Old Norse.
Gordon, E. V. Introduction to Old Norse. (rev. ed., O.U.P., 1957.) Snorri Sturluson—Hákonar Saga Góóa. (English Dept.)
(iii) Early English texts.
EXAMINATION
(a) One 3-hour paper in section (i) of the syllabus. (b) A 3-hour test in section (ii) or (iii)•
132. ENGLISH LITERATURE PART
IV
A course of lectures and seminar work throughout the year.SYLLABUs
(i) A further study of certain traditions in English literature with special emphasis on their roots in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Together with one of the following two subjects:
(ii) Literary Theory and Criticism. Part of the work for this course is done in conjunction with the class in Aesthetics in the school of Philosophy.
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