The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature
The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature

Author: Malcolm Godden

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-05-31

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780521377942

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Ideal for students, this collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays covers all aspects of Anglo-Saxon literature from 600-1066.

Old English Poems
Old English Poems

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-25

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13:

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Old English poems are full of the most enthusiastic interest to students of history, customs, legend, folklore, and art. The poems in this collection meet the needs of those who cannot read the poems in their original form but want to enjoy the heritage of poetry that early English ancestors left. The poems are classified into three groups. Pagan Poetry comprises 'Widsith,' 'Deor's Lament,' etc. Christian Poetry includes 'Cædmon's Hymn,' 'Bede's Death Songhe Fight at Finnsburg.'' Poems From the Chronicle contain 'The Battle of Brunnanburg' and 'The Battle of Maldon.'

Old English Literature
Old English Literature

Author: John D. Niles

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-02-18

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1118598830

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This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. Examines the notable works and authors from the period, including Beowulf, the Venerable Bede, heroic poems, and devotional literature Reinforces key perspectives with excerpts from ten critical studies Addresses questions of medieval literacy, textuality, and orality, as well as style, gender, genre, and theme Embraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, and more

New Readings on Women in Old English Literature
New Readings on Women in Old English Literature

Author: Helen Damico

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1990-04-22

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780253205476

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Re-examines a critical tradition unchallenged since the 19th century. The 20 essays reassess the place of women in Anglo-Saxon culture as demonstrated by the laws, works by women, and the depiction of them in the standard Old English canon of literature (Beowulf, Alfred, Wulfstan, et al.) Categories include the historical record, sexuality and folklore, language and gender characterization, and several deconstructions of stereotypes. Paper edition (unseen), $14.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ingeld and Christ
Ingeld and Christ

Author: Michael D. Cherniss

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2018-03-19

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 3110866412

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