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Beginning Old English / Carole Hough and John Corbett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hough, Carole, author.
- Corbett, John, 1959- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100.
- English language.
- English language--Old English.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 288 pages : map ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Basingstoke. Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Summary:
- Need help navigating your way through Old English? Beginning Old English is an essential guide for students who are new to the subject. Taking great care in explaining how the language works, this book is filled with illustrations from simplified and simple Old English texts that will help you develop an awareness of language structure and key vocabulary. By showing how many features of present-day English have their roots in this period, the book provides a fascinating window to the early history of the language and its literature. This revised and updated edition of Beginning Old English: explores the conventions of Old English poetry and shows how they are realised across different genres, such as religious verse, riddles and elegies, examines issues in the translation of Old English verse, includes a new chapter on Old English prose, guides you gradually through major texts, including Cynewulf and Cyneheard, Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, 'lfric's Life of St 'thelthryth and The Ruin, includes activities, glossaries and further reading sections that will help you develop a deeper understanding of the topics being discussed. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I
- 1 Origins 3
- 2 Recognising Old English Words 15
- 3 People and Things 32
- 4 Place, Time, Manner and Reason 50
- 5 Actions and Events 68
- 6 Introducing Old English Poetry 90
- 7 Translating Old English Poetry: Beowulf 107
- 8 Introducing Old English Prose 131
- Part II Six Old English Texts
- Introduction 147
- Text A Cynewulf and Cyneheard 149
- Text B Beowulf, Lines 710-836 160
- Text C The Battle of Maldon 176
- Text D The Dream of the Rood 216
- Text E AElfric's Life of St Æthelthryth 240
- Text F The Ruin 260.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2007.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0230301401
- 9780230301405
- OCLC:
- 826658763
- Publisher Number:
- 99954678441
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