Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson

Broschiertes Buch

A Guide to Old English

Beschreibung

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

Autor

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 8th ed.
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 154mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9780470671078
• ISBN-10: 0470671076
• Artikelnr.: 34399096

Rezensionen

"Mitchell and Robinson's A Guide to Old English, now available in its eighth edition, is an invaluable resource for teaching and delighting students of Old English. It is unsurpassed in its combination of a meticulously scholarly approach with a wide-ranging selection of Old English texts. The authors' enthusiasm for the subject is evident on every page and carries the reader with it." -- Susan Irvine, University College London

"This is still the most comprehensive introduction to Old English available, providing detailed analysis of the language, literature, history, and culture of the Anglo-Saxons. This new edition expands on the changes in languages, and provides additional material on Beowulf."
--Stuart Lee, Oxford University

"Mitchell and Robinson's A Guide to Old English, now available in its eighth edition, is an invaluable resource for teaching and delighting students of Old English. It is unsurpassed in its combination of a meticulously scholarly approach with a wide-ranging selection of Old English texts. The authors' enthusiasm for the subject is evident on every page and carries the reader with it."
--Susan Irvine, University College London