These texts are to be studied (1) with reference to the forms of the language; (2) as examples of literature; and (3) in their relation to the history and thought of the period to which they belong. After Milton no special texts are prescribed, but Candidates are expected to show an adequate knowledge of the chief authors. II. HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Candidates will be examined in the Philology and History of the Language, in Gothic (the Gospel of St. Mark), and in Translation from Old English and Middle English authors not specially offered. III. HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. The Examination in the History of English Literature will not be limited to the prescribed texts. It will include the history of criticism and of style in prose and verse; for these subjects, Candidates are recommended to consult the following works:-- Sidney, _Apology for Poetry_. Daniel, _Defence of Rhyme_. Dryden, _Essay of Dramatic Poesy_, and _Preface to Fables_. Addison, Papers on Milton in the _Spectator_. Pope, _Essay on Criticism_. Johnson, _Preface to Shakespeare_ and _Lives of the Poets_. Wordsworth, _Prefaces, etc., to Lyrical Ballads_. Coleridge, _Biographia Literaria_. IV. SPECIAL SUBJECTS. Candidates who aim at a place in the First or Second Class will be expected to offer a Special Subject, which may be chosen from the following list:-- 1. Old English Language and Literature to 1150 A. D. 2. Middle English Language and Literature, 1150-1400 A. D. 3. Old French Philology, with special reference to Anglo-Norman French, together with a special study of the following texts:-- Computus of Philippe de Thaun, Voyage of St. Brandan, The Song of Dermot and the Earl, Les contes moralisés de Nicole Bozon. 4. Scandinavian Philology, with special reference to Icelandic, together with a special study of the following texts:-- Gylfaginning, Laxdæla Saga, Gunnlaugssaga Ormstungu. 5. Elizabethan literature, 1558-1637 A. D. 6. English literature, 1637-1700 A. D. 7. English literature, 1700-1745 A. D. 8. Wordsworth and his contemporaries, 1797-1850 A. D. 9. History of Scottish poetry to 1600 A. D. Candidates who desire to offer any other subject or period as a Special Subject must obtain the leave of the Board of Studies a year before the Examination. Candidates who offer a period of English Literature will be expected to show a competent knowledge of the History, especially the Social History, of England during such period. The following scheme of papers is contemplated:-- 1. Beowulf and other Old English texts. 2. King Horn, Havelok, Minot, Sir Gawain. 3. Chaucer and Piers Plowman. 4. Shakespeare. 5. Milton. 6. History of the language. 7. Gothic--O. E. and M. E. translations.