ANGLO SAXON LITERATURE HANDBOOK

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. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiAcknowledgments xvNote on the Text xviiList of Abbreviations xixPart 1 Anglo-Saxon England: Backgrounds and Beginnings 1Political History 3Ecclesiastical History 11Intellectual History 15Linguistic History 20Literary History 24Traditions: Oral and Literate 27A Note on Dating Anglo-Saxon Texts 30Part 2 Anglo-Saxon Prose 33The Writings of King Alfred the Great 35Alfred's Translation of Pope Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care 36Alfred's Translation of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy 42Alfred's Translation of St Augustine's Soliloquies 47Alfred's Translations of the Prose Psalms of the Paris Psalter 51Alfred's Preface to Wærferth's Translation of PopeGregory's Dialogues 54The Vercelli Homilies 56The Blickling Homilies 62The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 67The Old English Orosius 72Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People 78Apollonius of Tyre 87The Old English Martyrology 92The Life of St Guthlac 96The Wonders of the East, The Letter of Alexander to Aristotle, and The Life of St Christopher 99Bald's Leechbook and Leechbook III 105The Writings of Wulfstan, Archbishop of York 109The Writings of Ælfric of Eynsham 116Catholic Homilies 122Lives of Saints 126Colloquy on the Occupations 127Ælfric as Author 130Part 3 Anglo-Saxon Poetry 135The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Tradition 137Cædmon's Hymn 147Bede's Death Song 152The Junius Manuscript 154Genesis 155Genesis A 156Genesis B 157Exodus 162Daniel 167Christ and Satan 170The Poems of the Vercelli Book 176Andreas 177Fates of the Apostles 185Soul and Body I (and II) 188Homiletic Fragment I 192The Dream of the Rood 192Elene 197The Exeter Book 202The Advent Lyrics (Christ I) 203The Ascension (Christ II) 206Christ in Judgement (Christ III) 209Life of St Guthlac 212Guthlac A 213Guthlac B 215Azarias 219The Phoenix 221Juliana 225The Wanderer 229The Gifts of Men 233Precepts 234The Seafarer 235Vainglory 237Widsi? 240The Fortunes of Men 242Maxims (I) 244The Order of the World 246The Rhyming Poem 247The Panther, The Whale, The Partridge (The Old English Physiologus) 249Soul and Body II (and I) 252Deor 253Wulf and Eadwa...

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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
 
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Relazione

"(An) accessible, invaluable book. Summing Up: Highlyrecommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates." ( Choice , 1 January 2014)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Amodio, Mark Amodio, Mark C Amodio, Mark C. Amodio, Mark C. (Vassar College Amodio, Mark C. R. Amodio, AMODIO MARK C
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.05.2013
• EAN: 9780631226970
• ISBN: 978-0-631-22697-0
• Pagine: 416
• Serie: Blackwell Guides to Literature; Blackwell Literature Handbooks; Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks; Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies; Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks; Blackwell Literature Handbooks
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese