Donoghue Old English Literature

A Short Introduction
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77680-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Introductions to Literature

This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old Englishliterature is structured around what the author calls'figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall,the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar.
* * An innovative and intriguing introduction to Old Englishliterature.
* Structured around 'figures' from Anglo-Saxonculture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and theScholar.
* Situates Old English literary texts within a culturalframework.
* Creates new connections between different genres, periods andauthors.
* Combines close textual analysis with historical context.
* Based on the author's many years experience of teachingOld English literature.
* The author is co-editor with Seamus Heaney of Beowulf: AVerse Translation (2001) and recently published with BlackwellLady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend (2003).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Donoghue, Daniel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations.
Introduction.
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List of Abbreviations.
1. The Vow.
2. The Hall.
3. The Miracle.
4. The Pulpit.
5. The Scholar.
Notes.
Furthur Reading.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Donoghue is the John P. Marquand Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author of Lady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend (2003), Style in Old English Poetry (1987) and is co-editor with Seamus Heaney of Beowulf: A Verse Translation (2001).