The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [e...
The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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English
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1 online resource (xiii, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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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...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1991.
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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...
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The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. [electronic resource]
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BOOK
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Cambridge companions to literature
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English
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74VKVw6OJLPX
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ISBN
0-511-99958-5
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829/.09
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991023962489802626