A guide to old English
This introduction to Old English features clear philology with selections from the great works of Old English literature, organized from simple to more challenging texts to keep pace with the reader Includes a discussion of Anglo-Saxon literature, history, and culture, and a bibliography directing readers to useful publications on the subject. It includes the first 25 lines from Beowulf with detailed annotation and an explanation of Grimm's and Verner's laws.
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- Full title :A guide to old English / Bruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson.
Summary
This introduction to Old English features clear philology with selections from the great works of Old English literature, organized from simple to more challenging texts to keep pace with the reader Includes a discussion of Anglo-Saxon literature, history, and culture, and a bibliography directing readers to useful publications on the subject. It includes the first 25 lines from Beowulf with detailed annotation and an explanation of Grimm's and Verner's laws.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2012.
- Edition:8th ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication:Malden, MA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvi, 427 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470671078, 0470671076
- oclc:ocn732967831
- LC Classification:PE131
- Dewey Decimal:429/.82421
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