| Description |
xiii, 298 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Anglo-Saxon society and its literature / Patrick Wormald -- The Old English language / Helmut Gneuss -- The nature of Old English verse / Donald G. Scragg -- The nature of Old English prose / Janet Bately -- Germanic legend in Old English literature / Roberta Frank -- Heroic values and Christian ethics / Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe -- Pagan survivals and popular belief / John D. Niles -- Beowulf / Fred C. Robinson -- Fatalism and the millennium / Joseph B. Trahern, Jr. -- Perceptions of transience / Christine Fell -- Perceptions of eternity / Milton McC. Gatch -- Biblical literature : the Old Testament / Malcolm Godden -- Biblical literature : the New Testament / Barbara C. Raw -- The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England / Michael Lapidge -- The world of Anglo-Saxon learning / Patrizia Lendinara |
| Summary |
Ideal for students, this collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays covers all aspects of Anglo-Saxon literature from 600-1066 |
| Analysis |
Old English literature |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-291) and index |
| Subject |
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
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Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
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English literature -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism.
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English literature -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| SUBJECT |
England -- Civilization -- To 1066 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043273 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001300
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England -- Civilization -- To 1066.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043273
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Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056730 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001300
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Godden, Malcolm.
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Lapidge, Michael.
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| LC no. |
90002673 |
| ISBN |
0521374383 |
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0521377943 |
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9780521374385 |
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9780521377942 |
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