An Anglo-Saxon Reader

Edited with Notes and Glossary
Herausgeber: Wyatt, Alfred J.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1919, this book draws on Anglo-Saxon texts overlooked by previous compilations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2013
• Altenglisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 527g
• ISBN-13: 9781107658714
• ISBN-10: 1107658713
• Artikelnr.: 39126825

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Early West Saxon Prose: 1. The Chronicle (755-897 AD)
2. Alfred's Osorius
3. Cura Pastoralis
Part II. Later Prose: 4. Appolonius of Tyre
5. Aelfric's colloquy
6. Solomon and Saturn
7. The Alfredian Bede
8. Alfred's Boethius
9. Gregory's dialogues
10. The Chronicle (921-1012 AD)
11. Aelfric's homilies
12. Sermo Lupi
13. The harrowing of hell
14. Laws
15. The Benedictine rule
16. Charters
17. Leechdoms
18. Preface to Alfred's blooms
Part III. Poetry: 19. Charms
20. Riddles
21. Gnomic verses
22. Deor
23. The husband's message
24. The wanderer
25. Waldere
26. Beowulf
27. Judith
28. The dream of the rood
29. The phoenix
30. Juliana
31. St Guthlac
32. The later Genesis
33. The battle of Brunnanburh
34. The battle of Maldon
35. Solomon and Saturn
Glossary.