Cambridge Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature

Informationen zum Autor Hugh Magennis is Professor of Old English Literature and Director of the Institute of Theology at Queen's University, Belfast. Klappentext Introducing Anglo-Saxon literature in an approachable way! this is an indispensable guide for students to a key literary topic. 'Hugh Magennis has produced a book that will be extremely useful to any new student or general reader of Anglo-Saxon literature.' Jennifer S. Key, Notes and Queries Zusammenfassung An approachable and stimulating introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature! this book provides indispensable guidance for students on this important topic in literary studies. Key individual works including Beowulf are discussed in detail! with modern English translations! and the literature is placed in larger historical and theoretical contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Approaching Anglo-Saxon literature; 2. Literary traditions; 3. Varieties of narrative; 4. Belief, knowledge, experience: some non-narrative strands; 5. Anglo-Saxon afterlives, medieval to modern: later uses and appropriations of Anglo-Saxon writings; Appendix: resources for studying Anglo-Saxon literature, Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Magennis, Hugh (Queen's University Belfast) Magennis, Hugh (Queen''s University Belfast) Magennis, Magennis Hugh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521519472
• ISBN: 978-0-521-51947-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Lit; Cambridge Introductions to Literature; Cambridge Introductions to Lit
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Anglo-Saxon / Old English, Anglo-Saxon