Old English Literature

von Donoghue

164 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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).

• Reihe: John Wiley & Sons
• ISBN: 9780631234852
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2004
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons