Description: Old English LiteratureA Short Introduction Author(s): Daniel Donoghue Format: Hardback Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United States Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 9780631234852, 978-0631234852 Synopsis 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 [tel] and recently published with Blackwell Lady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend [tel].
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Book Title: Old English Literature
Number of Pages: 164 Pages
Publication Name: Old English Literature: a Short Introduction
Language: English
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
Item Height: 242 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 428 g
Author: Daniel Donoghue
Item Width: 168 mm
Series: Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Format: Hardcover
