Anglo-Saxon Reader - Edited With Notes and Glossary

Klappentext Originally published in 1919, this book draws on Anglo-Saxon texts overlooked by previous compilations.Originally published in 1919, this book draws on Anglo-Saxon texts overlooked by previous compilations 'to represent as many sides as we could of the life of our forefathers' and also presents an aid to students of varying levels. It combines both prose and poetry texts from early West Saxon prose onwards. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Early West Saxon Prose: 1. The Chronicle (755-897 AD); 2. Alfred's Osorius; 3. Cura Pastoralis; Part II. Later Prose: 4. Appolonius of Tyre; 5. Aelfric's colloquy; 6. Solomon and Saturn; 7. The Alfredian Bede; 8. Alfred's Boethius; 9. Gregory's dialogues; 10. The Chronicle (921-1012 AD); 11. Aelfric's homilies; 12. Sermo Lupi; 13. The harrowing of hell; 14. Laws; 15. The Benedictine rule; 16. Charters; 17. Leechdoms; 18. Preface to Alfred's blooms; Part III. Poetry: 19. Charms; 20. Riddles; 21. Gnomic verses; 22. Deor; 23. The husband's message; 24. The wanderer; 25. Waldere; 26. Beowulf; 27. Judith; 28. The dream of the rood; 29. The phoenix; 30. Juliana; 31. St Guthlac; 32. The later Genesis; 33. The battle of Brunnanburh; 34. The battle of Maldon; 35. Solomon and Saturn; Glossary.

Product details

• Authors: Alfred J. Wyatt
• Assisted by: Alfred J. Wyatt (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English, Old (ca. 450-1100), English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107658714
• ISBN: 978-1-107-65871-4
• No. of pages: 374
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Prose: non-fiction, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers, Language readers, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Old & Middle English, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Biography and non-fiction prose, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Anglo-Saxon / Old English, Anglo-Saxon