Old English Literature : A Short Introduction Paperback / softback
by Daniel (Harvard University) Donoghue
Part of the Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature series
Paperback / softback
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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. An innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature. Structured around ‘figures’ from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. Situates Old English literary texts within a cultural framework. Creates new connections between different genres, periods and authors. Combines close textual analysis with historical context. 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 recently published with Blackwell Lady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend (2003).
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:25/03/2004
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- ISBN:9780631234869
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:25/03/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780631234869
