The literature of the Anglo-Saxons. / by George K. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, George K., 1901- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism.

English literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1966.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is a one-volume descriptive history of English literature from the beginning to the Norman Conquest. Emphasis is literary rather than linguistic. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Contents

I. The Anglo-Saxons

II. A Foreword to the Literature of the Anglo-Saxons

III. The Old English Heroic Epic Poems

IV. The Old English Christian Epic

V. Miscellaneous Old English Poetry

VI. A Note on Old English Literature and the Drama

VII. Anglo-Latin Literature in the Old English Period

VIII. The Work of King Alfred

IX. Aelfric and His Works

X. Wulfstan's Works and other Homiletic Prose

XI. Secular Didactic Writing in Old English Prose

XII. Prose Fiction of the Old English Period

XIII. Scientific Writings in the Old English Period

XIV. Retrospect

Further Additions to the Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical notes.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-691-65052-7

1-4008-7961-2

OCLC:

967523600