Postgraduate Course: The Road to 1611: How the English Bible came into being (ENLI11132)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
2011 would mark the Quatercentenary of the Authorised version with conferences and exhibitions around the globe. This course will build upon this important occasion to present students with the long history of the Authorised Version. It will trace the Bible as a complex object from the universities and mendicant houses of the thirteenth century, which gave rise to the first massproduced pocket Bible, through the advent of print, to the Dissolution and the English Reformation. It will unearth how world events, beliefs and mentalities shaped the pages of these Bibles, and will explore the paratext of the medieval and early modern Bible, thus providing a fresh and unexpected view of well-known events and movements. Wycliffite Bibles will thus be analysed as a mark of orthodoxy and the Geneva Bible will display its deep Catholic roots. The course will make full use of the wealth of books and manuscripts at the University Library, Divinity and the National Library of Scotland. Students will gain a first-hand experience of Bibles in manuscript and printed forms, and will discover how the modern Bible came into being. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain a better understanding of medieval and early modern church and society, through the prism of biblical prints and manuscripts. They will question and examine key historical events,
such as the advent of print and the Reformation, and put them in a wider perspective. By the end of the course students will be familiar with the basic terminology of manuscript production and printing, as well as religious practices from the Middle Ages to the Reformation. They will understand the importance of paratext and the material culture of sacred books, and will be able to apply these to other societies. They will be exposed to recent theoretical discussions, and will be able to critically analyse them against the backdrop of the material evidence. Students will handle and analyse manuscripts and early printed books and supply a working-description of them. |
Assessment Information
| 1 x 4,000-word essay: 100% |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Eyal Poleg
Tel:
Email: e.poleg@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3612
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
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