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1	Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language more books like this by Professor Seth Lerer Why is there such a striking difference between English spelling and English pronunciation? How did our relatively simple grammar rules develop? What are the origins of regional dialect, literary language, and everyday speech, and what do they have to do with you? Based on the enormous success of his video and lecture series and the widespread ... see all copies from $6.51! new only from $17.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	A Guide to Old English more books like this by Bruce Mitchell For more than 30 years, "A Guide to Old English" has been the standard introduction to Old English language and literature. This updated seventh edition retains the structure and style of the popular previous editions, and includes two new, much-requested texts - the "Cotton Gnomes" and Wulfstan's "Sermo Lupi ad Anglos" - and two new appendices: ... see all copies from $4.56! new only from $28.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology more books like this by Kevin Crossley-Holland (Editor) Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, and The Seafarer are among the greatest surviving Anglo-Saxon poems. They, and many other treasures, are included in The Anglo-Saxon World: chronicles, laws and letters, charters and charms, and above all superb poems. Here is a word picture of a people who came to these ... see all copies from $3.93! new only from $6.39!
4	A Guide to Old English, Sixth Edition more books like this by Bruce Mitchell (Creator), Fc Robinson Fc, Fred C Robinson For more than thirty years, "A Guide to Old English" has been the standard introduction to Old English language and literature. This updated sixth edition retains the structure and style of the popular previous editions, and includes two new, much-requested texts: Wulf and Eadwacer and Judith. The book consists of two parts. Part One comprises an ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $12.04! \| SVS
5	Poems and Prose from the Old English more books like this by Professor Burton Raffel (Editor), Professor Alexandra H Olsen (Editor) In this restructured and greatly expanded version of Burton Raffel's out-of-print classic, "Poems from the Old English", Raffel and co-editor Alexandra H. Olsen place the oldest English writings in a different perspective. Keeping the classroom teacher's needs foremost in mind, Raffel and Olsen organize the major old English poems (except "Beowulf ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $20.37! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Beowulf & Other Old English Poems more books like this by Constance B Hieatt (Translator) Written by an unknown poet around the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon literature transforms legends, history and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf. A stirring portrait of a heroic world--somber, vast and magnificent. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Concise Anglo-Saxon Dict 4/E more books like this by J R Clark Hall, Clark J R Hall, J R Clark-Hall see all copies from $15.00! new only from $18.00! \| SVS
8	The Earliest English Poems more books like this by Various, Michael Alexander (Translator) Anglo-Saxon poetry was produced between 700 and 1000 AD and the works of Old English verse spring from the source of the English language. Michael Alexander translated Old English poetry into modern English and into a verse form that retains the qualities of Anglo-Saxon metre and alliteration. see all copies from $1.99!
9	The Oxford Anthology of English Literature: Volume 1: Medieval English Literature more books like this by J B Trapp (Editor), Douglas Gray, Julia Boffey (Editor) This succinct and authoritative anthology of medieval English literature is the first volume of The Oxford Anthology of English Literature, Second Edition. Emphasizing texts that give students first-hand access to significant aspects of the Middle Ages, this collection reveals the vast riches of medieval literature in English, from Anglo-Saxon ... see all copies from $26.99! new only from $38.59!
10	Old English Literature: Critical Essays more books like this by R M Liuzza (Editor) Recognizing the dramatic changes in Old English studies over the past generation, this anthology gathers 21 contemporary critical writings on the prose and poetry of Anglo-Saxon England, from approximately the 7th to the 11th centuries. The contributors focus on texts most commonly read in introductory Old English courses while also engaging with ... see all copies from $4.15! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Student's Dictionary of Anglo-Saxon more books like this by H Sweet Generations of students of English have benefited from the changes that Sweet wrought in the understanding of the historical and contemporary forms of the language.' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This clear, concise and authoritative dictionary is the ideal reference for the student of Old English literature and language. Henry Sweet ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $15.27! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Old and Middle English more books like this by Elaine M Treharne This selection of literary texts ranges from the earliest writings in the vernacular up to the time of Chaucer. Spanning almost seven centuries, it encapsulates the foundation and consolidation of literature written in English. Works included are those considered essential for anyone with an interest in early medieval English literature. The texts ... see all copies from $4.93! new only from $4.94!
13 view cover	Old English Grammar more books like this by Alistair Campbell see all copies from $39.95! new only from $63.23! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Caedmon's Song more books like this by Ruth Ashby, Bill Slavin (Illustrator) see all copies from $6.00! new only from $11.71! \| SVS
15 view cover	Introduction to Old English more books like this by Dr. Peter S Baker This innovative introduction to the Old English language focuses on what students need to know in order to engage with Old English literary and historical texts. Designed for a new generation, the book assumes no expertise in traditional grammar or in other languages. An opening chapter reviews basic grammar for those who need to be brought up to ... see all copies from $32.79! new only from $32.79! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Cambridge Old English Reader more books like this by Richard C J Marsden This is a major new reader of Old English, the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest. Designed both for beginning and for more advanced students, it breaks new ground in two ways, first in its range of texts, and second in the degree of annotation it offers. The fifty-six prose and verse texts include the established ... see all copies from $25.50! new only from $25.50! \| first editions
17 view cover	Anglo-Saxon Prose more books like this by Michael Swanton (Editor) Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. see all copies from $12.73!
18	The Construction of Christian Poetry in Old English more books like this by John Gardner Focusing on the works of Cynewulf, the Caedmonic school, and the great Beowulf--poet, John Gardner traces the develop-ment of Anglo-Saxon Christian poetic style. This latest contribution to a distinguished new series is a scholar-novelist-poet's analysis of allegorical modes in a few ma-jor poems from England's great age of allegory, the seventh ... see all copies from $11.19! new only from $24.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	An Old English Grammar, more books like this by Randolph Quirk Once again available in paperback, Quirk and Wrenn's An Old English Grammar is a convenient reference tool to complement readings in Old English. Appropriate for basic or advanced study of Old English language and literature, this brief modern grammar covers orthography, pronunciation, inflection, syntax, word formation, and phonology. The authors ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $14.52! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Earliest English Poems more books like this by Michael Alexander (Translator), Various Anglo-Saxon poetry was produced between 700 and 1000 AD for an audience that delighted in technical accomplishment, and the durable works of Old English verse spring from the source of the English language. Michael Alexander has translated the best of the Old English poetry into modern English and into a verse form that retains the qualities of ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Readings in Medieval Texts: Interpreting Old and Middle English Literature more books like this by David Johnson (Editor), Elaine Treharne (Editor) Readings in Medieval Texts offers a thorough and accessible introduction to the interpretation and criticism of a broad range of Old and Middle English canonical texts from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. The volume brings together 24 newly commissioned chapters by a leading international team of medieval scholars. An introductory chapter ... see all copies from $42.66! new only from $42.66!
22 view cover	Select translations from Old English poetry more books like this by Albert S. Cook (Editor), Chauncey Brewster Tinker This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Middle Ages more books like this by Bolton This opening volume of "The Penguin History of Literature" begins with the earliest surviving documents of literary importance, dating from around 800 AD. It ends with the works of writers such as John Skelton, William Dunbar and Thomas Malory, whose careers were well established before the accession of Henry VIII in 1509. Eight chapters are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
24 view cover	Introduction to Old English more books like this by Michael Begon, Dr. Peter S Baker This innovative introduction to the Old English language focuses on what students need to know in order to engage with Old English literary and historical texts. Designed for a new generation, the book assumes no expertise in traditional grammar or in other languages. An opening chapter reviews basic grammar for those who need to be brought up to ... see all copies from $13.22!
25 view cover	The History of Early English Literature; Being the History of English Poetry from Its Beginnings to the more books like this by Stopford A. Brooke The history of English poetry from its beginning to the accession of King Alfred. As well as dealing with the well known Anglo-Saxon poems such as Beowulf, the book looks at a variety of poems and the rise of literature and influences such as the Anglo-Saxon conquest and early settlement, Christianity, monasticism, and the sea.It begins in the ... see all copies from $4.49! new only from $24.17! \| first editions \| SVS

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