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A Guide to Old English

A Guide to Old English - Paperback

by Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. RobinsonPublish date:2011-10-17Pages:448
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9780470671078ISBN-10:470671076UPC:9780470671078Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCFG581CFR
A comprehensive introduction to Old English, combining simple, clear philology with the best literary works to provide a compelling and accessible beginners' guide.

  • Provides a comprehensive introduction to Old English
  • Uses a practical approach suited to the needs of the beginning student
  • Features selections from the greatest 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
  • Updated throughout with new material including the first 25 lines from Beowulf with detailed annotation and an explanation of Grimm's and Verner's laws
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9780470671078ISBN-10:470671076UPC:9780470671078Book Category:Literary Criticism, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCFG581CFR
Fred C. Robinson is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor Emeritus at Yale University. He is a Fellow and past President of the Medieval Academy of America, and has received many honors. He has written extensively on Beowulf, Old English, and English and American literature and language of all periods.

Bruce Mitchell is late Fellow Emeritus of St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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8th Revised Edition

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Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson

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Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson

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