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Poetry 2016-06-30 by Richard Hamer

A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse

A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse contains the Old English texts of all the major short poems, such as 'The Battle of Maldon', 'The Dream of the Rood', 'The Wanderer' and 'The Seafarer', as well as a generous representation of the many important fragments, riddles and gnomic verses that survive from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, with facing-page verse translations. These poems are the well-spring of the English poetic tradition, and this anthology provides a unique window into the mind and culture of the Anglo-Saxons. The volume is an essential companion to Faber's edition of Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney.

Literary Criticism 1970-01-01 by Richard Hamer

A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse

Study Aids by Hugh Magennis

Gale Researcher Guide for: Local and Biblical History in Anglo-Saxon Poetry: The Battle of Maldon and Judith

Gale Researcher Guide for: Local and Biblical History in Anglo-Saxon Poetry: The Battle of Maldon and Judith is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Language Arts & Disciplines 2012-01-20 by Mark Atherton

Complete Old English Beginner to Intermediate Course

This product is most effective when used in conjunction with the corresponding double CD. - You can purchase the book and double CD as a pack (ISBN: 9781444104196)@font-face { }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: ""Times New Roman""; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } - The double CD is also sold separately (ISBN: 9781444104202) Learn Old English (Anglo-Saxon) with this best-selling course from Teach Yourself - the No. 1 brand in language learning. Equally suited to general reader, historian and student of literature, this new edition teaches vocabulary and grammar through original texts, with audio support, traces the roots of modern English words, and explores the Anglo-Saxon cultural context through poems, prose and historical documents. Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One-, five- and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. GRAMMAR TIPS Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding. USEFUL VOCABULARY Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for understanding. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Anglo-Saxon England.

1855 by Alexandre SPIERS

Study of English Poetry, or a choice selection of the finest pieces of the poets of Great-Britain, arranged in chronological order ... preceded by a treatise on English versification; by A. Spiers

Authors, Exiled 2001 by Wojciech Kalaga,Tadeusz Rachwał

The Writing of Exile

Religion 2016-04-11 by Otto Behaghel

Der Heliand und die altsächsische Genesis

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Fiction 2016-05-21 by Bernard Cornwell

Die dunklen Krieger

Da war Feuer in der Nacht. Feuer, das den Himmel versengte und die Sterne verblassen ließ. Feuer, dessen dichter Rauch über das Land zwischen den Flüssen quoll. Ein brüchiger Friede herrscht in den Reichen der Angelsachsen. Mercien im Norden wird nun von Æthelflæd regiert, Tochter des verstorbenen Königs Alfred: eine Frau, geboren zum Herrschen. An der Nordgrenze des Landes hat sie ihren erfahrensten Kriegsherrn installiert, Uhtred ist sein Name. Und aus dem Norden kommt auch der Feind, ein mächtiges Heer aus Iren und Nordmännern, angeführt vom furchtbaren Ragnall Ivarson. Ragnall hat einen Bruder, mit dem Uhtred sich in der Vergangenheit schon gemessen hat, den er als Krieger achtet – und den seine Tochter zum Mann genommen hat. Bald kommt Zweifel auf im Reiche Mercien, woran Uhtred sich am Ende mehr gebunden fühlen wird: an Treueid oder Blutsverwandtschaft. Der neunte Band von Bernard Cornwells Wikingersaga: geliebt, verfilmt, ein Welterfolg.

Literary Criticism 2014-11-07 by M. Toswell

Borges the Unacknowledged Medievalist

The Argentinian writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was many things during his life, but what has gone largely unnoticed is that he was a medievalist, and his interest in Germanic medievalism was pervasive throughout his work. This study will consider the medieval elements in Borges creative work and shed new light on his poetry.

Literary Collections 2009-09-24 by Dinah Birch

The Oxford Companion to English Literature

The Oxford Companion to English Literature has long been established as the leading reference resource for students, teachers, scholars, and general readers of English literature. It provides unrivalled coverage of all aspects of English literature - from writers, their works, and the historical and cultural context in which they wrote, to critics, literary theory, and allusions. For the seventh edition, the Companion has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs and concerns of today's students and general readers. Over 1,000 new entries have been added, ranging from new writers - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Patrick Marber, David Mitchell, Arundhati Roy - to increased coverage of writers and literary movements from around the world. Coverage of American literature has been substantially increased, with new entries on writers such as Cormac McCarthy and Amy Tan and on movements and publications. Contextual and historical coverage has also been expanded, with new entries on European history and culture, post-colonial literature, as well as writers and literary movements from around the world that have influenced English literature. The Companion has always been a quick and dependable source of reference for students, and the new edition confirms its pre-eminent role as the go-to resource of first choice. All entries have been reviewed, and details of new works, biographies, and criticism have been brought right up to date. So also has coverage of the themes, approaches and concepts encountered by students today, from terms to articles on literary theory and theorists. There is increased coverage of writers from around the world, as well as from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and of contextual topics, including film and television, music, and art. Cross-referencing has been thoroughly updated, with stronger linking from writers to thematic and conceptual entries. Meanwhile coverage of popular genres such as children's literature, science fiction, biography, reportage, crime fiction, fantasy or travel literature has been increased substantially, with new entries on writers from Philip Pullman to Anne Frank and from Anais Nin to Douglas Adams. The seventh edition of this classic Companion - now under the editorship of Dinah Birch, assisted by a team of 28 distinguished associate editors, and over 150 contributors - ensures that it retains its status as the most authoritative, informative, and accessible guide to literature available.

Literary Criticism 2013-12-05 by Samantha Zacher

Rewriting the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon Verse

The Bible played a crucial role in shaping Anglo-Saxon national and cultural identity. However, access to Biblical texts was necessarily limited to very few individuals in Medieval England. In this book, Samantha Zacher explores how the very earliest English Biblical poetry creatively adapted, commented on and spread Biblical narratives and traditions to the wider population. Systematically surveying the manuscripts of surviving poems, the book shows how these vernacular poets commemorated the Hebrews as God's 'chosen people' and claimed the inheritance of that status for Anglo-Saxon England. Drawing on contemporary translation theory, the book undertakes close readings of the poems Exodus, Daniel and Judith in order to examine their methods of adaptation for their particular theologico-political circumstances and the way they portray and problematize Judaeo-Christian religious identities.

Literary Criticism 1994 by Louis Jerome Rodrigues

Anglo-Saxon elegiac verse

Fiction 2015-06-26 by Bernard Cornwell

Der leere Thron

Auf Æthelreds Thron ruhte ein kunstvoll verzierter Helm. In früheren Zeiten trugen Könige keine Krone, immer nur den Helm. Wem war er nun bestimmt? In langen Kämpfen haben die vereinten Heere der Angelsachsen die Dänen zurückgedrängt. Doch die tödliche Gefahr aus dem Norden hängt weiter über den englischen Königreichen. Und nun liegt Æthelred, Herrscher von Mercien, im Sterben. Wie soll sein Land die Unabhängigkeit vom benachbarten Wessex wahren? Im Kampf um die Nachfolge hält der Krieger Uhtred treu zu Æthelflæd, seiner Herrin und heimlichen Geliebten, Æthelreds Weib. Aber werden die führenden Männer des Reiches eine Frau auf dem mercischen Thron akzeptieren – und sei sie noch so halsstarrig und so tapfer wie diese? «Der ideen- und erfolgreichste Autor historischer Romane, den die Welt zurzeit kennt.» (Wall Street Journal)

1922 by N.A

An Anglo-Saxon Verse-book

Civilization, Medieval, in literature 1991 by N.A

SELIM

American literature 1983-01-01 by Walter F. Schirmer,Ulrich Broich,Arno Esch

Geschichte der englischen und amerikanischen Literatur: Von der altenglischen Zeit bis zum Barock

Die AGeschichte der amerikanischen LiteraturA von Walter F. Schirmer, die zuerst 1937 verAffentlicht wurde und 1954 in einer durch den EinschluA des amerikanischen Schrifttums erweiterten Umarbeitung erschien, liegt hier in einer Neuauflage aus dem Jahr 1983 vor. Diese Neubearbeitung wurde einem Kreis von SchA1/4lern und Freunden Schirmers A1/4bertragen, die die verschiedenen Epochen einer durchgreifenden Revision unterzogen und Text und Anmerkungen der vorausgehenden fA1/4nften Auflage durch Erweiterungen, KA1/4rzungen und Neufassungen aktualisiert haben. Band I,1 der Studienausgabe behandelt die Literatur der altenglischen Zeit sowie der mittelenglischen Periode.

English poetry 1996 by Louis J. Rodrigues

Three Anglo-Saxon Battle Poems

Philology 1999 by Werner Soderhjelm,Viktor Hugo Suolahti,Axel Wallensköld,Arthur Långfors

Neuphilologische Mitteilungen

Includes music.

English language 1989 by N.A

Unisa English Studies

1842 by Benjamin Thorpe

Codex Exoniensis. A Collection of Anglosaxon Poetry ... with an English Transl. Notes and Indexes