Amodio The Anglo Saxon Literature Handbook

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-28651-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks

The Anglo-Saxon Literature Handbook presents an accessible introduction to the surviving works of prose and poetry produced in Anglo-Saxon England, from AD 410-1066.Makes Anglo-Saxon literature accessible to modern readersHelps readers to overcome the linguistic, aesthetic and cultural barriers to understanding and appreciating Anglo-Saxon verse and proseIntroduces readers to the language, politics, and religion of the Anglo-Saxon literary worldPresents original readings of such works as Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amodio, Mark C.

Über Autor(innen)

Mark C. Amodio is Professor in the English Department at Vassar College, where he teaches courses in Old and Middle English language and literature. His publications inlcude Writing the Oral Tradition: Oral Poetics and Literate Culture in Medieval England (2004)