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Browse/Old English Verbs Part 1

MIT·Arthur Bahr

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Old English and Beowulf →0/4

Old English Syntax: Part 1

Old English Morphology and Word Order

Old English Verbs, Adjectives, and Exam Preparation

Old English Verbs, Part 1

Old English Verbs, Part 1

44:59·2023·undergraduate level

This lecture introduces the morphology and syntax of Old English verbs, drawing on Peter Baker's Introduction to Old English, and provides foundational linguistic context for reading texts like Beowulf.

MIT 21L.601J / 24.916J Old English and Beowulf, Spring 2023

History Linguistics, Philology & Historical Decipherment History of Science & Literature Syntax, Phonology & Generative Linguistics Literary Theory, Poetics & Classical Rhetoric Old English Morphology

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MIT 21L.601J: Old English and Beowulf

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Arthur Bahr is a Professor of Literature at MIT, specializing in medieval English literature, with a focus on Old English and works like Beowulf.

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