Anglo-Saxon verse

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"In this study Graham Holderness brings Old English texts and the culture they embody within the reach of the general reader by providing new translations of heroic, elegiac, religious and love verses, translations which span the corpus from Beowulf to The Wife's Lament and bridge the gap between the unfamiliar language of their original composition and the modern English in which they are subsequently discussed and explained. As a general introduction to the subject this book opens up the lang…

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Title Statements

Full title :Anglo-Saxon verse / Graham Holderness.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2000.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Northcote House
Place of Publication:Tavistock, Devon, U.K
Language:eng
Publication Date:2000.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 111 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0746309147, 9780746309148
oclc:ocm45274800
LC Classification:PR201
Dewey Decimal:829.1

Chronology of the Anglo-Saxon Period -- 1. Anglo-Saxon Verse -- 2. Heroic Poetry -- 3. Elegiac Poetry -- 4. Christian Poetry -- 5. Love Poetry.

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Altenglisch Criticism, interpretation, etc English poetry -- History and criticism… English poetry -- Old English Gammelengelsk litteratur Gedichten Oudengels Poesi Poésie anglaise -- Histoire et critique… Versdichtung