The complete Old English poems / translated by Craig Williamson ; with an introduction by Tom Shippe...
The complete Old English poems / translated by Craig Williamson ; with an introduction by Tom Shippe...
The complete Old English poems / translated by Craig Williamson ; with an introduction by Tom Shippey.
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Full title
Publisher
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Uniform title
Call Numbers
G 2018/2236
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
(Language of original)Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
lv, 1188 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The Junius manuscript -- The Vercelli book -- The Exeter book -- Beowulf and Judith -- The metrical psalms of the Paris psalter and the meters of Boethius -- The minor poems -- Additional poems.
Publication information
Publisher
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]
Series
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania
Date Published
[2017]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"From the riddling song of a bawdy onion that moves between kitchen and bedroom to the thrilling account of Beowulf's battle with a treasure-hoarding dragon, from the heart-rending lament of a lone castaway to the embodied speech of the cross upon which Christ was crucified, from the anxiety of Eve, who carries "a sumptuous secret in her hands / An...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The complete Old English poems / translated by Craig Williamson ; with an introduction by Tom Shippey.
Variant title
Container of (expression): Caedmon manuscript. English (Williamson)
Container of (expression): Exeter book. English
Container of (expression): Vercelli book. English
Container of (expression): Beowulf. English (Williamson)
Container of (expression): Judith (Anglo-Saxon poem). English (Williamson)
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
The Middle Ages series
Includes the Junius manuscript, Exeter book, Vercelli book, Beowulf and Judith, metrical psalms of Paris Psalter and the meters of Boethius, poems of the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, riddles, charms, and a number of minor additional poems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2018/2236
Record Identifier
74VKVo6r0BDO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo6r0BDO
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0812248473 (hardcover alkaline paper)
9780812248470 (hardcover alkaline paper)
DDC
829.1
MMS ID
991024165702402626
