Henry Sweet

An Anglo-Saxon Reader in Prose and Verse

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An excellent introduction to Old English, this book begins with an elementary grammar, ably preparing students for the thirty-four texts that follow. Among the carefully selected stories, verses and histories can be found a wide sampling of dialects: West Saxon, Northumbrian, late and early Kentish and early Mercian. A comprehensive glossary is included.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 164mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9780710310095
• ISBN-10: 0710310099
• Artikelnr.: 21587216

Autorenporträt

Henry Sweet

Inhaltsangabe

GRAMMAR; METRE; TEXTS I. CYNEWULF AND CYNEHEARD II. ON THE STATE OF
LEARNING IN ENGLAND III. ALFRED'S TRANSLATION OF THE CURA PASTORALAS IV.
THE VOYAGES OF 0HTHERE AND WULFSTAN V. ALFRED'S TRANSLATION OF 0ROSIUS VI.
THE BATTLE OF ASHDOWN VII. ALFRED AND GODRU~T VIII. ALFRED'S WARS WITH THE
DANES IX. FROM ALFRED'S TRANSLATION OF BOETIIIUS X. ACCOUNT OF THE POET
CERRMON XI. FROM THE LAWS XII. CHARTERS XIII. AELFRIC: THE ASSUMPTION OF
ST. JOHN XIII. AELFRIC: THE NATIVITY OF THE INNOCENTS XIV. AELFRIC'S LIFE
OF KING OSWALD XV. WULFSTAN'S ADDRESS TO THE ENGLISH XVI. THE MARTYRDOM OF
LELFEAH XVII. EUSTACE AT DOVER, AND THE OUTLAWRY OF GODWINE XVIII CHARMS
XIX BEOWULF AND GRENDEL'S MOTHER XX. THE BATTLE OF MALDON XXII. THE FALL OF
THE ANGELS XXIII. JUDITH XXIV. THE HAPPY LAND, FROM THE PHOENIX XXV. THE
DREAM OF THE ROOD XXVI. THE WANDERER XXVII. RIDDLES. XXVIII. GNOMIC VERSES
XXIX. THE SEAFARER XXX. NORTHUMBRIAN FRAGMENTS XXXI. MERCIAN HYMNS XXXII.
EARLY KENTISH CHARTERS XXXIII. CODEX AUREUS INSCRIPTION XXXIV. LATE·KENTISH
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