NFI2200 – The Poetic Edda - from Orality to Literacy
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course gives an overview over the preserved eddic poems. Theories and methods of studying the eddic poetry as an oral tradition, are treated in the course. The relationship between theories of oral and written communication is a central theme.
Learning outcome
The students are to acquire a profound knowledge of the preserved eddic poetry. After the completion of the course they are to be able to read and interpret eddic poetry. Further, the students are to gain solid understanding of the existing theories on oral transmission of the poems, and theories on the Verschriftlichung (literarisation) of the texts.
Admission
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Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
A requirement for admission is a completion of NFI1101, or a course with a similar content.
Recommended previous knowledge
The students are supposed to be able to work with Old Norse language, or to have knowledge equivalent to NFI1101.
Overlapping courses
The course can be taken as a part of a group of courses 80 MIDSL or 40MIDKULTHS, which can be taken as a part of the Bachelor’s Program of Western European Medieval Studies.
The course can not be incorporated into the former system.
Teaching
The course of study extends over a whole semester. The structure of the course is tripartite, approx. 3x5 weeks. The first two weeks of each part will comprise of lectures, 2-4 hours per week. Two weeks of independent studies and assignment writing will, thereafter, follow. In the final week of each part the assignments are to be presented and discussed in plenary sessions.
Examination
At the end of the course, each student is to hand in a semester assignment, which the student has been working with throughout the whole semester. The assignment will comprise of roughly 10 pages, of appr. 2300 keystrokes, excluding spaces, per page. The semester assignment will form the base of the final grade, which will be given in alphabetical marks. In case of illness, documented by a medical certificate, a student may apply for a deferred/ new examination in the following semester.
Other
Changes may occur.
If you are handicapped or functionally disabled in a way that is essentially disadvantegous when taking the examination, you can apply for a special arrangement of your examination.