First Readings in Old English

Klappentext First published in 1951, this book for the beginner provides a selection of Old English passages which are neither too difficult nor too dull, and gives him some help in understanding them. There are a substantial introduction, copious notes, a glossary and index of names, and three maps. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Abbreviations; Texts: 1. From the Chronicle; 2. Alfred's Cura Pastoralis; 3. Alfred's Orosius; 4. Alfred's Boethius; 5. Some anecdotes; 6. Laws; 7. The Benedictine Rule; 8. Science; 9. æfric; 10. Verse extracts; Notes; Glossary; Index of names; Appendix; Maps.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: P. S. Ardern
• Mitarbeit: P. S. Ardern (Herausgeber), Ardern P. S. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2011
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur
• EAN: 9781107601253
• ISBN: 978-1-107-60125-3
• Anzahl Seiten: 326
• Themen: LITERARY CRITICISM / General; Literary studies: general