About this title: This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls 'figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. This book situates Old English literary texts within a cultural framework; creates new connections between different genres, periods and authors; and, combines close textual analysis with historical context. It is based on the author's many years experience of teaching Old English literature. The author is co-editor with Seamus Heaney of "Beowulf: A Verse Translation" (2001) and ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2004-05-28
ISBN-13:9780631234869ISBN:0631234861
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBL
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780631234869ISBN:0631234861
Description: New. This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls 'figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. These unconventional categories not only... read more
Description: This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls 'figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. These unconventional categories not only situate Old English texts within a cultural framework but also create new connections between different genres, periods and authors: for example, between prose and poetry, the vernacular and Latin, and the obscure and the well known. The book is ... read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780631234869ISBN:0631234861
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780631234869ISBN:0631234861
Description: Fine. Satisfaction Guranteed: Unused Very good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. Blackwell Introductions to Literature. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780631234869ISBN:0631234861
Description: Fine. Satisfaction Guranteed: Unused Very good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. Blackwell Introductions to Literature. read more
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