ENGLESKA KNJIŽEVNOST I -SREDNJI VIJEK

After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to: 1. get an insight into the canonical texts of English Medieval Literature – such as Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, and alike – as well as understand their influence on the subsequent metatexts analysed in the following semesters; 2. distinguish the different styles in English Medieval Poetry; 3. learn about the evolution of the language, style, literary elements, and the humanistic themes represented in the works of English Literature; 4. sharpen the literary analysis skills; 5. improve the essay writing skills; 6. be acquainted with the one-thousand-year long historical backdrop to the English Medieval Literature, from the arrival of the Germanic tribes to Britain in the second half of the 5th century, until the ascendance of the Tudor dynasty to the English throne at the end of the 15th century.