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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Fulk, R. D
• Cain, Christopher M
• Anderson, Rachel S

Titel

A history of Old English literature

Auflage

2nd. ed

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• "With a chapter on saints' legends by Rachel S. Anderson"--Title page.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction: Anglo-Saxon England and its literature: a social history -- The chronology and varieties of Old English literature -- Anglo-Saxon manuscripts -- Literature of the Alfredian period -- Homilies -- Saints? legends (Rachel S. Anderson) -- Biblical literature -- Liturgical and devotional texts -- Legal texts -- Scientific and scholastic texts -- Wisdom literature and lyric poetry -- Germanic legend and heroic lay -- Additions, annotations, and marginalia -- Conclusion: Making Old English new: Anglo-Saxonism and the cultural work of Old English literature.
• Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.