Old English literature : a short introduction /

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Author / Creator:	Donoghue, Daniel, 1956-
Imprint:	Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 140 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	[Blackwell introductions to literature] Blackwell introductions to literature.
Subject:	English literature -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism. English literature -- Old English. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12615652

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ISBN:	9780470776025 0470776021 9780470776803 0470776803 1281310727 9781281310729 9780631234852 0631234853 9780631234869 0631234861 0631234853 0631234861
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Series statement on jacket. Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-130) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls 'figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. These unconventional categories not only situate Old English texts within a cultural framework but also create new connections between different genres, periods and authors: for example, between prose and poetry, the vernacular and Latin, and the obscure and the well known. The book is based on the author's many years' experience of teaching Old English literature and combines close textual analysis with historical context, making it suitable for both new students and general readers.
Other form:	Print version: Donoghue, Daniel, 1956- Old English literature. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004 0631234853 9780631234852
Standard no.:	10.1002/9780470776025

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