Judith

Undergraduates frequently find the fine Old English poem "Judith" the most stimulating of the surviving texts from the Anglo-Saxon period. In the past thirty years, it has attracted a wide range of literary criticism both in the UK and the US. Feminist critics of English literature have been particularly interested by the ways in which the poet has adapted the traditional masculine heroic ethos of Old English poetry to a story figuring a violently active female protagonist. Yet there is no available edition of Judith that is either comprehensive or up to date, or which at all explains how and why the poem is worthy of our attention. This new edition aims to fill this gap. It includes a full Introduction and commentary by the editor, plus a comprehensive glossary, bibliography and appendices.

About the author

Mark Griffith is a Fellow and Tutor in English at New College, Oxford.

Summary

Undergraduates frequently find the fine Old English poem Judith the stimulating of the surviving texts from the Anglo-Saxon period. Over the years it has attracted a range of literary criticism both in the UK and the US. This book includes an introduction and a commentary by the editor, as well as a glossary, bibliography and appendices.

Product details

• Authors: M. Griffith, Mark Griffith
• Assisted by: Mark Griffith (Editor), Mark (University of Oxford Griffith (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Exeter Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1998
• EAN: 9780859895682
• ISBN: 978-0-85989-568-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies; Exeter Mediaeval Texts & Studies; Exeter Medieval English Texts; Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies; Exeter Medieval English Texts; Exeter Medieval Texts and Stud
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies