Mitchell / Robinson A Guide to Old English

8. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-95027-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 448 Seiten, E-Book

A comprehensive introduction to Old English, combining simple,clear philology with the best literary works to provide acompelling and accessible beginners' guide.
* Provides a comprehensive introduction to Old English
* Uses a practical approach suited to the needs of the beginningstudent
* Features selections from the greatest works of Old Englishliterature, organized from simple to more challenging texts to keeppace with the reader
* Includes a discussion of Anglo-Saxon literature, history, andculture, and a bibliography directing readers to usefulpublications on the subject
* Updated throughout with new material including the first 25lines from Beowulf with detailed annotation and anexplanation of Grimm's and Verner's laws

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mitchell, Bruce

Robinson, Fred C.

Über Autor(innen)

Fred C. Robinson is Douglas Tracy Smith ProfessorEmeritus at Yale University. He is a Fellow and past President ofthe Medieval Academy of America, and has received many honors. Hehas written extensively on Beowulf, Old English, and English andAmerican literature and language of all periods.
Bruce Mitchell is late Fellow Emeritus of St. Edmund Hall,University of Oxford.