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The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [e...

The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edi...

The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [e...

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The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [electronic resource]

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Full title

The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [electronic resource]

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Alternative title

BOOK

Record Identifier

74VKVw6OJLPX

MMS ID

991023962489802626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

Anglo-Saxon society and its literature / Patrick Wormald -- The Old English language / Helmut Gneuss -- The nature of Old English verse / Donald G. Scragg -- The nature of Old English prose / Janet Bately -- Germanic legend in Old English literature / Roberta Frank -- Heroic values and Christian eth...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1991.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600-1066, in a collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays. The Companion is aimed at students encountering Old English literature for the first time, who require clear guidance and orientation in an unfamiliar field. The first chapters describe briefly...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [electronic resource]

Variant title

BOOK

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Notes

General note

Cambridge companions to literature

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Language note

English

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Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

74VKVw6OJLPX

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVw6OJLPX

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ISBN

0-511-99958-5

DDC

829/.09

MMS ID

991023962489802626

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