#  English 103d. Beowulf and Seamus Heaney 

 



 Instructor: [Joseph A. Shack](https://medieval.fas.harvard.edu/people/joseph-shack)  
Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30-11:45 am | Location: Please login to the course catalog at my.harvard.edu for location  
[Course Site](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/128722)

 Translations of excerpts from *Beowulf* will proceed in parallel with careful reading of Heaney's verse translation. Questions concerning translation theory will emerge from the comparison of in-class efforts with Heaney's and other versions. What is the relation between translation and interpretation? How does Heaney's *Beowulf* compare with the body of poetry he has produced over the decades? The course begins with a review of grammar.

 **Recommended Preparation:** English 102.  
  
**Note:** Students who complete both English 102 and 103 with honors grades will fulfill the College language requirement and the English Department’s Foreign Literature requirement.  
  
This course satisfies the “Pre-1700 Guided Elective" requirement for English concentrators and Secondary Field students.



 



 

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