Book Description
Introducing Anglo-Saxon literature in an approachable way, this is an indispensable guide for students to a key literary topic.
Author : Hugh Magennis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0521519470
Introducing Anglo-Saxon literature in an approachable way, this is an indispensable guide for students to a key literary topic.
Author : Malcolm Godden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 14,27 MB
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 052119332X
This updated edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and includes five new chapters.
Author : Richard Marsden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 24,77 MB
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1316240320
This reader remains the only major new reader of Old English prose and verse in the past forty years. The second edition is extensively revised throughout, with the addition of a new 'Beginning Old English' section for newcomers to the Old English language, along with a new extract from Beowulf. The fifty-seven individual texts include established favourites such as The Battle of Maldon and Wulfstan's Sermon of the Wolf, as well as others not otherwise readily available, such as an extract from Apollonius of Tyre. Modern English glosses for every prose-passage and poem are provided on the same page as the text, along with extensive notes. A succinct reference grammar is appended, along with guides to pronunciation and to grammatical terminology. A comprehensive glossary lists and analyses all the Old English words that occur in the book. Headnotes to each of the six text sections, and to every individual text, establish their literary and historical contexts, and illustrate the rich cultural variety of Anglo-Saxon England. This second edition is an accessible and scholarly introduction to Old English.
Author : Jonathan Wilcox
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 35,79 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 085991576X
Humour is rarely seen to raise its indecorous head in the surviving corpus of Old English literature, yet the value of reading that literature with an eye to humour proves considerable when the right questions are asked. Humour in Anglo-Saxon Literature provides the first book-length treatment of the subject. In all new essays, eight scholars employ different approaches to explore humor in such works as Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon, the riddles of the Exeter Book, and Old English saints' lives. An introductory essay provides a survey of the field, while individual essays push towards a distinctive theory of Anglo-Saxon humour. Through its unusual focus, this collection will provide an appealing introduction to both famous and lesser-known works for those new to Old English literature, while those familiar with the usual contours of Old English literary criticism will find here the value of a fresh approach. Contributors: JOHN D. NILES, T.A. SHIPPEY, RAYMOND P. TRIPP JR, E.L. RISDEN, D.K. SMITH, NINA RULON-MILLER, SHARI HORNER, HUGH MAGENNIS. JONATHAN WILCOX is Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa and editor of the Old English Newsletter. Although the question of humour in the surviving corpus of Old English literature has rarely been discussed, the potential for analyzing this literature in terms of its humor is in fact considerable. In the essays especially commissioned for this volume, the first book-length treatment of Anglo-Saxon humor, eight of the foremost scholars in the field use different approaches to explore humor in the surviving literature of Anglo-Saxon England, in such works as Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon, the riddles of the Exeter book, and Old English saints' lives. The articles are prefaced with an introduction surveying the field. Through its unusual focus, this collection will provide an appealing introduction to both famous and lesser-known works for those new to Old English literature, while those familiar with the usual contours of Old English literary criticism will find here the value of a fresh approach. JONATHAN WILCOX is Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa and editor of the Old English Newsletter.
Author : Irina Dumitrescu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 27,32 MB
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1108416861
Reveals the rich emotional experience of teaching and learning as revealed in Anglo-Saxon literature.
Author : Peter Hunter Blair
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 1977-09-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521216500
This is a lucid, authoritative and well-balanced account of Anglo-Saxon history. Peter Hunter Blair's book has achieved classic status, and is published now with a new, up-to-date bibliography prepared by Simon Keynes. Between the end of the Roman occupation and the coming of the Normans, England was settled by Germanic races; the kingdom as a political unit was created, heathenism yielded to a vigorous Christian Church, superb works of art were made, and the English language - spoken and written - took its form. These origins of the English heritage are Hunter Blair's subject. The first two chapters survey Anglo-Saxon England: its wars, its invaders, its peoples and its kings. The remaining chapters deal with specific aspects of its culture: its Church, government, economy and literary achievement. Throughout the author uses illustrations and a wide range of sources - documents, archaeological evidence and place names - to illuminate the period as a whole.
Author : Phillip Pulsiano
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,56 MB
Release : 2008-06-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405176095
This acclaimed volume explores and unravels the contexts, readings, genres, intertextualities and debates within Anglo-Saxon studies. Brings together specially-commissioned contributions from a team of leading European and American scholars. Embraces both the literature and the cultural background of the period. Combines the discussion of primary material and manuscript sources with critical analysis and readings. Considers the past, present and future of Anglo-Saxon studies
Author : Peter S. Baker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 047065984X
Featuring numerous updates and additional anthology selections, the 3rd edition of Introduction to Old English confirms its reputation as a leading text designed to help students engage with Old English literature for the first time. A new edition of one of the most popular introductions to Old English Assumes no expertise in other languages or in traditional grammar Includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter and a “minitext” feature to aid students in practicing reading Old English Features updates and several new anthology readings, including King Alfred’s Preface to Gregory’s Pastoral Care
Author : Jeremy J. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 30,28 MB
Release : 2009-04-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0521866774
A clear introduction to English between the 5th century and 1066, specifically designed for use on one-term course modules.
Author : David Clark
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1843842513
The Anglo-Saxon world continues to be a source of fascination in modern culture. Its manifestations in a variety of media are here examined.