
The Modern Scholar: The Anglo-Saxon World
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Michael D. C. Drout
Had the Angles and Saxons not purposefully migrated to the isles of the Britons and brought with them their already-well-developed use of language, Angelina Jolie may never have appeared in the movie Beowulf.
Professor Michael D.C. Drout is at his best when lecturing on the fascinating history, language, and societal adaptations of the Anglo-Saxons. He not only presents their storytelling abilities using their own words; he does so in their own voice - the incredibly melodious Old English.
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Great work
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This course is just chock full of information. Whether or not you believe Western Civilization represents the best of humanity, Professor Drout will spark your interest in early English history. His presentation is wonderful - wish there were more teachers like him! - and this listener certainly learned much about the cultures (for Anglo-Saxon is not just one culture), language, and literature of the period. And about the way they continue to influence the world today.
I recommend this and others in the Modern Scholar series. Not just for history buffs, but for anyone with a general interest in learning about what made and makes the human species tick.
Yay, Education! Go Professor Drout!
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A good narrative by an enthusiastic professor
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If you could sum up The Modern Scholar: The Anglo-Saxon World in three words, what would they be?
Lots of informationWho was your favorite character and why?
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The audio along with the companion book was just like being in a classroom. The advantage is I can, and will, listen again.Entertaining and educational
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This was my first audiobook lecture by Drout. I have now bought several others as he is a great speaker and story teller. I really enjoyed this look back in history and learned more than I anticipated about the Anglo-Saxons both as it was and how the modern world see them.Drout supreme
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Loved It!
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BUT, this was a truly fascinating and wonderful read. The prof is amazing. He is as academically rigorous as I could wish and he teaches his subject in a very complex yet engaging way. His work is easy to follow and very interesting despite delving very deep into many academic debates.
I STRONGLY recommend this course to anyone from late High School on through PhD level. This is just well done scholarship in a very interesting way. The first and last lectures are not great but the stuff in between is phenomenal. I now want to learn much more on this subject.
Again, this is not how I have viewed other Modern Scholar productions which I have been profoundly disappointed with. This absolutely worth the time and money.
Amazingly good
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Enjoyable and detailed lecture about a people.
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Excellent!
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The best part of any Drout lecture on Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, or any of the old-to-middle Germanic languages is his AMAZING delivery of the old tongues. His spoken R's are vivid and transporting. The diction is precise and lilting yet crystal clear. When he starts declaiming Beowulf, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, or the bible of Alfred the Great -- it's riveting to hear. He obviously loves Anglo-Saxon history, culture, and language.
These lectures divide the post-Roman-pre-Norman period into sections = 500-600, 600-700, 700-800, 800-900, and up to that fateful day in 1066. The story begins with the first migrations of Angles, Jutes, and Saxons, then the Danes, until the Norman Invasion - which Drout nicely unpacks as one among many Viking strikes. This framework imposes a tidy order in a highly un-orderly slice of history. So much change in language, religion, society, and government! Yet Prof. Drout lays it out in a sensible way, punctuated with brilliant poetic oratory, As he cheerfully whisks away the mists of memory, it all starts making sense.
I listened three times because I wanted to capture all the juicy details. Highly recommended for those interested in History of English, post-Roman Britain, study of Religion, Scandinavian culture.
Lively, rich insights, amazing Old English speech
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