Old English Verse - T.A. Shippey

Old English Verse

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Buch | Softcover
218 Seiten
2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-53181-6 (ISBN)
34,90 inkl. MwSt
Old English Verse (1972) covers the whole range of Old English poetry: the heroic poems, notably Beowulf and Malden; the ‘elegies’, such as The Wanderer and The Seafarer; the Bible stories and the lives of the saints which mark the end of pagan influence and the beginning of Christian inspiration.
Old English Verse (1972) covers the whole range of Old English poetry: the heroic poems, notably Beowulf and Malden; the ‘elegies’, such as The Wanderer and The Seafarer; the Bible stories and the lives of the saints which mark the end of pagan influence and the beginning of Christian inspiration; the Junius Manuscript; and finally King Alfred. All the many quotations are translated.

1. An Apology for Verse: Introduction 2. The Argument of Courage: Beowulf and Other Heroic Poetry 3. Wisdom and Experience: the Old English ‘Elegies’ 4. Language and Style 5. The Fight for Truth: Non-Cynewulfian Saints’ Lives 6. Poetry and the Bible: the Junius Manuscript 7. Poetry and the Individual: Cynewulf 8. The Decline: King Alfred and After

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.2.2025
Reihe/Serie Routledge Library Editions: The Anglo-Saxon World
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-032-53181-9 / 1032531819
ISBN-13 978-1-032-53181-6 / 9781032531816
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