Biblical Literature Seminar

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1 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro 1 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro List of specific readings, written assignments and homeworks* *The order and this list of homeworks and written assignments, might change during the semester (previous notice) 1) Introduction to the seminar. Key words and ideas about Biblical Literature and the Literature of the Bible Discussion on two biblical verses (basic grammatical analysis of the KJV version) and initial commentary. Homework: 1 Reading (1) of Rowland, Christopher, The Literature of the Bible in Rebecca Lemon, Emma Mason, Jonathan Roberts, and Christopher Rowland (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, pp ) Discussion in class of Rowland s article. Reading and basic analysis in class of selected verses of The Book of Proverbs: Prov 18:21 and Prov 26:7 HOMEWORK: 1) William Blake s Book of Urizen (especially Chapter I and IV) and relevant sections of the link below Some recommended online editions: n.htm 2) Reading at home of Genesis I

2 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro 2 3) Background information about William Blake 3) Initial discussion in class of William Blake s Urizen (especially Chapter I and IV) William Blake s Urizen in relation to Milton s selected passages of Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained (presentation by Dr. Barreiro) Sara s short presentation of this article for next class: Radzinowicz, Mary Ann, How Milton read the Bible in Denis Danielson (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Milton, Cambridge University Press, 1999, pp Background readings for the following classes: 4) Gabel, John B., Wheeler, Charles B., York, Anthony D., and Citino David, The Bible as Literature and Literary Forms and Strategies in The Bible as Literature. An Introduction, Oxford University Press, Initial reading in class of selected passages of William Blake s Milton in Kermode, Frank and others (eds.) The Oxford Anthology of Biblical Literature, Oxford University Press, 1973 vol. II, pp Initial discussion in class of selected poems of Blake s in Songs of Innocence and Experience. Background reading: Welch, Andrew, Text, Image, Book: Reading William Blake Selected chapters of Douglas, Carla, Image and Poetry in Selected Early Works of William Blake, 2 vols, Master of Arts Thesis. University of Witwatersrand,Johannesburg, (Wits ETD) pdf. 5) Written assignment:

3 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro 3 Short essay on a chose topic related to the discussions in class and readings about Blake s Urizen or Songs of Innocence and Experience Reading in class of selected passages of the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Old Testament Prophets Howework: reading for next class, The Prophetic Writings in Gabel, John B. Charles B. Wheeler, Anthony D. York, David Citino. The Bible as Literature: An Introduction (5th edition) Oxford University Press, ) Discussion in class of Gabel s and others, The Prophetic Writings (see above) Reading in class of selected passages of Percy B. Shelley s A Defence of Poesy and his poem To a Skylark and Ode to the Westwind Reading and discussion in class of some Biblical passages such as Hebrews 12:28-29, Mark 9:7 and selected Psalms Homework for next class: Reading of Winckles, Andrew O., Shelley, Blake and the Prophetic Imagination This online article is an excerpt from Wickles PhD Thesis, The Prophetic Imagination of P.B. Shelley, Eastern, Michigan University, ) Discussion in class of Winkle s article in relation to Shelley s essay and poems read the previous class. Reading and discussion in class of Samuel Taylor Coledrige s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Kahn from the perspective of Biblical Literature. During the rest of the semester, selected Biblical passages will continued to be read in class. The selection of passages will be indicated before each class.

4 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro 4 From this week onwards, the students might be requested to prepare oral presentations on any of the themes to be discussed the rest of the semester. 8) John Keats Ode to the Nightingale and The Book of Ruth Homework: 2 written assignment short essay on Biblical allusion in the discussed texts by Shelley, Keats and Coledrige due on EASTER BREAK 9) Short essay on Biblical allusions in the discussed texts by Shelley, Keats and Coleridge Initial reading and discussion in class of Robert Browing s Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came. Issues of pilgrimage and vision supported by Biblical allusions. 10) St. John the Baptist and other Biblical Allusions in Robert Browning s Fra Lippo Lippi Written assignment in class discussing Robert Browing s poems read in class. Homework: reading of selected sections in Purdy, Dwight Hilliard, Biblical Echo and Allusion in the Poetry of W.B. Yeats: Poetics and the Art of God, Bucknell University Press: London and Toronto, (specific sections will be indicated beforehand). 11)

5 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro 5 Discussion in class of selected sections from Purdy, Dwight Hilliard, Biblical Echo and Allusion in the Poetry of W.B. Yeats: Poetics and the Art of God, Bucknell University Press: London and Toronto, Initial reading in class of W.B. Yeats The Second Coming Homework: read at home besides The Second Coming, the poem Sailing to Byzantium and Byzantium and start with selected sections of Yeat s book A Vision 12) Discussion in class of Yeat s selected poems and his book A Vision in the context of prophetic writing and Biblical literature 13) Further reading on Yeats and preparation in class of the short essay on Yeats s texts discussed in class to be handed in next class 14) Initial reading in class of T.S. Eliot The Waste Land Background reading: David Fuller, T. S. Eliot en Rebecca Lemon, Emma Mason, Jonathan Roberts, and Christopher Rowland (eds.), The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature, Wiley-Blackwell, ) Further reading and discussion on T.S. Eliot s The Waste Land and its Biblical imagery in the context of the first half of the 20 th Century. Preparation of short essay on the scope of Biblical Imagery and Mode in The Waste Land 16) Short essay on the scope of Biblical Imagery and Mode in The Waste Land

6 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro 6 General comments and revision of the key ideas, themes, and methodology handled during the semester to prepare final essays. FINAL ESSAY The final essay is an extended version (6-8pages) of one of the shorter essays or homeworks written during the semester GENERAL BIBIOGRAPHY There are several websites with Biblical commentaries that might be useful for you, as long as you are aware that many of them might have a specific dogmatical, religious or institutional perspective. For instance: FUTHER GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ALTER, Robert and Frank Kermode (eds.) The Literary Guide to the Bible. London: Fontana Press, CAVILL, Paul y Heather WARD, The Christian Tradition in English Literature: Poetry, Plays, and Shorter Prose. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan/ Enfield, DYAS, Dee and Esther HUGHES, The Bible in Western Culture. The Student s Guide. London/New York: Routledge, 2005 HASS, Andrew, David JASPER and Elisabeth Jay, English Literature and Theology, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007

7 Biblical Literature Seminar Dr. Emma Julieta Barreiro 7 JASPER, David y Stephen PRICKETT, The Bible and Literature: a Reader. Oxford : Blackwell, JEFFREY, David L., A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature, Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans, KING JAMES I New Revised Version and other Bible translations (* other editions of this text and Bible translations will be handled in class) KERMODE, Frank and John HOLLANDER (eds.) The Oxford anthology of English literature. Vols I and II, London; Oxford University Press, 1973 NICOLSON, Adam, When God spoke English: the Making of the King James Bible London : HarperPress, 2010 LAPORTE, Charles, Victorian Poets and the Changing Bible, Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011 LEMON, Rebeca (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to the Bible in English Literature, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, NORD, Christiane, Function and Loyalty in Bible Translation, en María Calzada Pérez (ed.), Apropos of Ideology. Translation Studies on Ideology Ideologies in Translation Studies, Manchester: St. Jerome, 2003, pp NORD, David, A History of the English Bible as Literature, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, PURDY, Dwight, H. Biblical Echo and Allusion in the Poetry of W. B. Yeats, Buckwell University Press, BARTON, John, The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation, Cambridge University Press, YOUNG, Frances M., Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997