The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature
Part of Cambridge Companions to Literature
- Editors:
- Malcolm Godden, University of Oxford
- Michael Lapidge, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
- Date Published: July 2006
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- isbn: 9780511221774
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This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600-1066, in a collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays. The chapters are written by experts, but designed to be accessible to students who may be unfamiliar with Old English. The emphasis throughout is on placing texts in their contemporary context and suggesting ways in which they relate to each other and to the important events and issues of the time. With the help of maps and a chronological table of events the first chapters describe briefly the political, social and ecclesiastical history of the period and how poetry and prose in Latin and in the vernacular developed and flourished. A succinct account of Old English provides beginners with a handy guide to the rules of spelling, grammar and syntax. Subsequent chapters explore the range of Anglo-Saxon writing under different thematic headings. A final bibliography gives guidance on further reading.
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- Date Published: July 2006
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511221774
- contains: 2 maps 1 table
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
List of contributors
Preface
Note on the text
1. Anglo-Saxon society and its literature Patrick Wormald
2. The Old English language Helmut Gneuss
3. The nature of Old English verse D. G. Scragg
4. The nature of Old English prose Janet Bately
5. Germanic legend and Anglo-Saxon literature Roberta Frank
6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethics Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe
7. Pagan survivals and popular belief John D. Niles
8. Beowulf Fred C. Robinson
9. Fatalism and the millenium Joseph B. Trahern, Jr
10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell
11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McGatch
12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament Malcolm Godden
13. Biblical literature: the New Testament Barbara C. Raw
14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England Michael Lapidge
15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning Patrizia Lendinara
Further reading
Index.
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