The Early English Reading Group meets regularly to translate Old and Early Middle English poetry and prose. The goal of the group is to provide a relaxed forum for practicing and building the skills necessary to read Old and Early Middle English texts. Translators at all levels are welcome!
The Early English Reading Group collaborates and hosts lectures, workshops, and other events with MERG (Medieval English Research Group) at Rutgers and with CEMS (Colloquium for Early Medieval Studies), an inter-university research group (Columbia, NYU, Rutgers, University of California - Berkeley, University of Rhode Island, King’s College London, and University of Bonn) that is dedicated to fostering Early Medieval Studies in and beyond the Tri-State area.
Ongoing and future readings
The Phoenix
Beowulf
Wulf and Eadwacer
The Wife's Lament
The Seafarer
Dream of the Rood
Maxims I
Riddles
If you're interested in seeing the physical materials of these texts, alongside an edited corpus that our group members have contributed to, see the Old English Poetry in Facsimile website, here.
We are currently deciding what time would be best for our group to meet in the fall semester of 2024. If you are interested in participating in the reading group, please reach out to Novella Frasier (