Complete Old English - Mark Atherton

Complete Old English

A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Old English, with Original Texts

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Buch | Softcover
368 Seiten
2010
Teach Yourself (Verlag)
978-1-4441-0418-9 (ISBN)
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The best-selling complete course for a fun and effective way to learn Old English.

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Learn Old English (Anglo-Saxon) with this best-selling course from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Equally suited to general reader, historian and student of literature, this new edition teaches vocabulary and grammar through original texts, with audio support, traces the roots of modern English words, and explores the Anglo-Saxon cultural context through poems, prose and historical documents.

Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:

NOT GOT MUCH TIME?
One-, five- and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

AUTHOR INSIGHTS
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

GRAMMAR TIPS
Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding.

USEFUL VOCABULARY
Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for understanding.

TEST YOURSELF
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Anglo-Saxon England.

Dr Mark Atherton is Lecturer in English Language and Literature at Regent's Park College, Oxford University. A trained teacher, he has taught in Germany and Austria and has published widely in medieval studies and linguistics.

: Contents
: Contents
: Contents
: Part I - Foundation
: Part I - Foundation
: Part I - Foundation
: 1 A king must rule a country
: 1 A king must rule a country
: 1 A king must rule a country
: 2 Say what I am called
: 2 Say what I am called
: 2 Say what I am called
: 3 I promise three things
: 3 I promise three things
: 3 I promise three things
: 4 The four season
: 4 The four season
: 4 The four season
: 5 A certain stone
: 5 A certain stone
: 5 A certain stone
: 6 Signs in the monastery
: 6 Signs in the monastery
: 6 Signs in the monastery
: 7 King Cnut's proclamation
: 7 King Cnut's proclamation
: 7 King Cnut's proclamation
: 8 Charters and writs
: 8 Charters and writs
: 8 Charters and writs
: 9 Dedication of a church
: 9 Dedication of a church
: 9 Dedication of a church
: 10 The translation of St Alphege
: 10 The translation of St Alphege
: 10 The translation of St Alphege
: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire
: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire
: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire
: 12 Love and marriage
: 12 Love and marriage
: 12 Love and marriage
: 13 The king's duties
: 13 The king's duties
: 13 The king's duties
: 14 The first English fiction
: 14 The first English fiction
: 14 The first English fiction
: Part II - History
: Part II - History
: Part II - History
: 15 The Alfred jewel
: 15 The Alfred jewel
: 15 The Alfred jewel
: 16 Alfred and Guthrum
: 16 Alfred and Guthrum
: 16 Alfred and Guthrum
: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid
: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid
: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid
: 18 The legend of the Anchorite
: 18 The legend of the Anchorite
: 18 The legend of the Anchorite
: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar
: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar
: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar
: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester
: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester
: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester
: 21 Abbot Ælfric
: 21 Abbot Ælfric
: 21 Abbot Ælfric
: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan
: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan
: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan
: Part III - Poetry
: Part III - Poetry
: Part III - Poetry
: 23 Runes
: 23 Runes
: 23 Runes
: 24 The Wanderer
: 24 The Wanderer
: 24 The Wanderer
: 25 The Seafarer
: 25 The Seafarer
: 25 The Seafarer
: 26 The Beowulf manuscript
: 26 The Beowulf manuscript
: 26 The Beowulf manuscript
: 27 Beowulf
: 27 Beowulf
: 27 Beowulf
: 28 Beowulf and archaeology
: 28 Beowulf and archaeology
: 28 Beowulf and archaeology

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.8.2010
Zusatzinfo 40
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 310 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-4441-0418-7 / 1444104187
ISBN-13 978-1-4441-0418-9 / 9781444104189
Zustand Neuware
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