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Originally Posted by haertig
Ah yes, this brings back memories of having to read and report on The Canterbury Tales as written in Middle English when I was in college. Why a class like this was required for Electrical Engineering students is beyond my comprehension (as was much of The Canterbury Tales itself). It must have been an elective course, and I elected poorly.
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For me, it brings back memories of
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. One suggestion from the professor helped a lot: read the book phonetically out loud pronouncing every letter and be aware of edh, thorn & yogh (ð, þ & Ȝ) and that u and v were pretty much interchangeable.
That was likely the best advice I ever received for reading Middle English.
Much like you, I was not sure why I ended in that elective though I have a vague memory that my other choices conflicted with my core classes.