The Prose Works
Author : Walter Scott (Sir)
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 1834
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Author : Walter Scott (Sir)
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 1834
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Author : Walter Scott
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Page : 416 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 1834
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 1982-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1442637900
There are two prose dialogues in Old English, consisting together of some 109 questions and answers. These questions are related to the medieval Latin Joca Monachorum and Adrian and Epictus dialogues and deal with various and quite diverse topics. Some questions concern scripture and Christian tradition – 'How tall was Adam,' 'where did he get his name,' and 'what are the eight parts of which he was made.' Some questions are scientific or quasi-scientific – 'Where does the sun go at night,' 'what is the number of birds.' Others concern riddles or proverbial lore. Together they are the early medieval equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records, a gathering of odd facts and curious information designed to amuse and entertain. This edition from the British Library manuscripts provides translations of these dialogues, and, more important, traces the sources of these sometimes rather curious ideas. The book will be useful to specialists and students concerned with Old English and medieval literature in general. The texts themselves are of some importance and the illustrative material gathered here is relevant to a wide range of problems. Yet the book is also intended, as were the originals, to amuse and instruct a wider audience, a new age of curious readers.
Author : Thomas Ken (bp. of Bath and Wells.)
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Page : 518 pages
File Size : 40,87 MB
Release : 1838
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Author : Pete Heiden
Publisher : Norwood House Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1603572996
When Penelope needs help writing a poem for a school assignment, Pip teaches her how to write a prose poem. This series can get young writers writing their own poems! Join in on the adventure as friends learn the basics of writing poetry and the use of rhyme, meter, alliteration, and other tools to write their own poems. Each book in the series covers a different type of poem. From limericks to acrostics, you can follow the story that shows the steps needed to create your new poem. Activities in the back of the book provide additional information and writing practice.
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Page : 716 pages
File Size : 22,4 MB
Release : 1899
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Author : Michael Benedikt
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Page : 696 pages
File Size : 26,39 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Fiction
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Author : Frederick Converse Beach
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Page : 824 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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Author : Daniel Grader
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 25,4 MB
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0748679901
A well-written and carefully-researched narrative, it increases our knowledge of Scott's life and work as perceived by his contemporaries, as well as enabling us to read Hogg's Anecdotes in their original context.
Author : John Muir
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Page : 608 pages
File Size : 34,11 MB
Release : 1874
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