Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Name: Anglo-Saxon Poetry
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Everyman

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Description

Anglo-Saxon poetry is esteemed for its subtle artistry and for its wealth of insights into the artistic, social and spiritual preoccupations of the formative first centuries of English literature. This anthology of prose translations covers most of the poetry surviving in the four major codices and in various other manuscripts. A well-received feature is the grouping by codex to emphasize the great importance of manuscript context in interpreting the poems. The full contents of the Exeter Book are represented, summarized where not translated, to facilitate appreciation of a complete Anglo-Saxon book. The introduction discusses the nature of the legacy, the poet's role, chronology, and especially of translations attempt a style acceptable to the modern ear yet close enough to aid parallel study of the old English text. A check-list of extant Anglo-Saxon poetry enhances the practical usefulness of the volume. The whole thus adds up to a substantial and now widely-cited survey of the Anglo-Saxon poetic achievement.

Release date NZ

February 6th, 1995

Audiences

A / AS level
General (US: Trade)
Undergraduate

Contributor

Edited by S.A.J. Bradley

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

chronology

Imprint

Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

Pages

624

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Series

Everyman

Dimensions

130x197x33

ISBN-13

9780460875073

Product ID

1729808

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