Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature

Informationen zum Autor Malcolm Godden is Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford. Michael Lapidge is Elrington and Bosworth Professor Emeritus of Anglo-Saxon, University of Cambridge and Notre Dame Professor of English Emeritus, University of Notre Dame. Klappentext This updated edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and includes five new chapters. Zusammenfassung This updated edition introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England in a collection of seventeen essays. The Companion has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and includes five new chapters by distinguished scholars on topics including preaching and teaching! Beowulf and Old English after 1066. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The social and political background Nicholas Brooks; 2. The Old English language Helmut Gneuss; 3. The nature of Old English verse Donald Scragg; 4. The Anglo-Saxon world view Daniel Anlezark; 5. Germanic legend in Old English literature Roberta Frank; 6. Heroic values and Christian ethics Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe; 7. Pagan survivals and popular belief John D. Niles; 8. Beowulf Andy Orchard; 9. Preaching and teaching Mary Clayton; 10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell; 11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McC. Gatch; 12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament Malcolm Godden; 13. Biblical literature: the New Testament Richard Marsden; 14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England Michael Lapidge; 15. Literacy and the uses of the vernacular Mechthild Gretsch; 16. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning Patrizia Lendinara; 17. Old English after 1066 Christopher Jones; Further reading; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Malcolm Lapidge Godden
• Assisted by: Malcolm Godden (Editor), Godden Malcolm (Editor), Michael Lapidge (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2013
• EAN: 9780521193320
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19332-0
• No. of pages: 380
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Litera; Cambridge Companions to Literature
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Fiction > Poetry, drama; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Anglo-Saxon / Old English