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Informationen zum Autor Mark C. Amodio is Professor in the English Department at Vassar College, where he teaches courses in Old and Middle English language and literature. His publications inlcude Writing the Oral Tradition: Oral Poetics and Literate Culture in Medieval England (2004) Klappentext With its careful balance of scholarly precision and accessibility, The Anglo-Saxon Literature Handbook presents an accessible introcution to the literary works produced in England during the 600-year period from the end of the Roman rule until the Norman Conquest in 1066. Author Mark Amodio breaks down the linguistic, aesthetic, and cultural barriers to understanding Anglo-Saxon literature, and brings this literary period alive for modern readers, allowing them to gain a rich appreciation of the vitality and relevance of the surviving verse and prose. The book opens with accessible overviews of the language, politics, religion, and key literary figures of the Anglo-Saxon world, and then moves on to a series of original readings of such seminal works as Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , situating them within current critical debates on the role of women, notions of authorship and textual integrity, the role of the scribes, the oral tradition, and more. This is perfect introductory reading for students new to the field, whilst the close readings of key works allow those already familiar with the literature of the period to delve a little deeper. "This is a mighty and magisterial book that is at once deeply learned and highly accessible; to read it is to learn from one of the finest teachers in the field. This is exactly the kind of book I wish I had read when I was a student, and exactly the kind of book I wish I had written myself!" Andy Orchard, University of Toronto "Presenting an overview of work from the last fifteen years, this Handbook offers a useful and detailed survey of the major periods and genres of Old English literature. Liberal use of quotations in Old English will help those new to the field trace larger political and social ideas to their original textual forms. Students will find it an effective starting point for exploration of Anglo-Saxon culture." Allen J. Frantzen, Loyola University Zusammenfassung The Anglo-Saxon Literature Handbook presents an accessible introduction to the surviving works of prose and poetry produced in Anglo-Saxon England, from AD 410-1066.* Makes Anglo-Saxon literature accessible to modern readers* Helps readers to overcome the linguistic, aesthetic and cultural barriers to understanding and appreciating Anglo-Saxon verse and prose* Introduces readers to the language, politics, and religion of the Anglo-Saxon literary world* Presents original readings of such works as Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Note on the Text xvii List of Abbreviations xix Part 1 Anglo-Saxon England: Backgrounds and Beginnings 1 Political History 3 Ecclesiastical History 11 Intellectual History 15 Linguistic History 20 Literary History 24 Traditions: Oral and Literate 27 A Note on Dating Anglo-Saxon Texts 30 Part 2 Anglo-Saxon Prose 33 The Writings of King Alfred the Great 35 Alfred's Translation of Pope Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care 36 Alfred's Translation of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy 42 Alfred's Translation of St Augustine's Soliloquies 47 Alfred's Translations of the Prose Psalms of the Paris Psalter 51 Alfred's Preface to Wærferth's Translation of Pope Gregory's Dialogues 54 The Vercelli Hom...
Table des matières
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Note on the Text xvii
List of Abbreviations xix
Part 1 Anglo-Saxon England: Backgrounds and Beginnings 1
Political History 3
Ecclesiastical History 11
Intellectual History 15
Linguistic History 20
Literary History 24
Traditions: Oral and Literate 27
A Note on Dating Anglo-Saxon Texts 30
Part 2 Anglo-Saxon Prose 33
The Writings of King Alfred the Great 35
Alfred's Translation of Pope Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care 36
Alfred's Translation of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy 42
Alfred's Translation of St Augustine's Soliloquies 47
Alfred's Translations of the Prose Psalms of the Paris Psalter 51
Alfred's Preface to Wærferth's Translation of Pope
Gregory's Dialogues 54
The Vercelli Homilies 56
The Blickling Homilies 62
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 67
The Old English Orosius 72
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People 78
Apollonius of Tyre 87
The Old English Martyrology 92
The Life of St Guthlac 96
The Wonders of the East, The Letter of Alexander to Aristotle, and The Life of St Christopher 99
Bald's Leechbook and Leechbook III 105
The Writings of Wulfstan, Archbishop of York 109
The Writings of Ælfric of Eynsham 116
Catholic Homilies 122
Lives of Saints 126
Colloquy on the Occupations 127
Ælfric as Author 130
Part 3 Anglo-Saxon Poetry 135
The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Tradition 137
Cædmon's Hymn 147
Bede's Death Song 152
The Junius Manuscript 154
Genesis 155
Genesis A 156
Genesis B 157
Exodus 162
Daniel 167
Christ and Satan 170
The Poems of the Vercelli Book 176
Andreas 177
Fates of the Apostles 185
Soul and Body I (and II) 188
Homiletic Fragment I 192
The Dream of the Rood 192
Elene 197
The Exeter Book 202
The Advent Lyrics (Christ I) 203
The Ascension (Christ II) 206
Christ in Judgement (Christ III) 209
Life of St Guthlac 212
Guthlac A 213
Guthlac B 215
Azarias 219
The Phoenix 221
Juliana 225
The Wanderer 229
The Gifts of Men 233
Precepts 234
The Seafarer 235
Vainglory 237
Widsi? 240
The Fortunes of Men 242
Maxims (I) 244
The Order of the World 246
The Rhyming Poem 247
The Panther, The Whale, The Partridge (The Old English Physiologus) 249
Soul and Body II (and I) 252
Deor 253
Wulf and Eadwacer 255
The Exeter Book Riddles 257
The Wife's Lament 260
Judgement Day I 262
Resignation (A and B) 265
The Descent into Hell 267
Almsgiving 268
Pharaoh 269
The Lord's Prayer I 270
Homiletic Fragment II 270
The Husband's Message 271
The Ruin 273
The Poems of Cotton Vitellius A.xv 276
Beowulf 277
Judith 294
Poems from Various Manuscripts 300
The Metres of Boethius 300
The Metrical Psalms of the Paris Psalter 305
Solomon and Saturn I and II 307
The Menologium 311
The Rune Poem 313
The Poems of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 315
The Battle of Brunanbu
Commentaire
"(An) accessible, invaluable book. Summing Up: Highlyrecommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates." ( Choice , 1 January 2014)
