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New readings in the Vercelli book
by Zacher, Samantha, Orchard, Andy
fromToronto Anglo-Saxon series
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Type: Book
"The late tenth-century Vercelli Book (Vercelli, Biblioteca Capitolare CXVII) contains one of the earliest surviving collections of homilies and poetry in the English language. The manuscript's combination of poetry and homiletic prose has generated intense scholarly debate, and…
New readings in the Vercelli book
by Zacher, Samantha, Orchard, Andy
fromToronto Anglo-Saxon series
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Type: Book
A different approach to the study of Old English Poetry, this work features close reading of the text, its form and style. It conceptualizes poets as actively controlling and maintaining poetic convention.