
Old English Prose of Secular Learning
D.S. Brewer (Publisher)
Published on 14. January 1993
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-85991-343-0 (ISBN)
Description
First title in a new series of annotated bibliographies - includes prose proverbs, romances, computistical texts, Enchiridion, magico- medical literature, etc.
An essential resource for scholarly research, this new series of annotated bibliographies covers Old and Middle English literature outside those major subject areas already served by existing bibliographies. Coverage includes editions of texts; manuscripts and textual studies; lexical, grammatical and stylistic studies; bibliographies and indexes; interpretive and critical studies; commentaries on metrics and versification.
The Old English writingsusually termed `secular' are particularly relevant to the development of cultural studies, especially the study of education and the assimilation of classical learning in the Anglo-Saxon period. The annotations of this volume cover the prose proverbs, dialogues and romances, the computistical texts and Byrhtferth's Enchiridion, as well as the magico-medical literature and associated texts (including the prognostics and the lapidary).
TOM BURTON, Series Editor, teaches at the University of Adelaide.
STEPHANIE HOLLIS and MICHAEL WRIGHT teach at the University of Auckland.
An essential resource for scholarly research, this new series of annotated bibliographies covers Old and Middle English literature outside those major subject areas already served by existing bibliographies. Coverage includes editions of texts; manuscripts and textual studies; lexical, grammatical and stylistic studies; bibliographies and indexes; interpretive and critical studies; commentaries on metrics and versification.
The Old English writingsusually termed `secular' are particularly relevant to the development of cultural studies, especially the study of education and the assimilation of classical learning in the Anglo-Saxon period. The annotations of this volume cover the prose proverbs, dialogues and romances, the computistical texts and Byrhtferth's Enchiridion, as well as the magico-medical literature and associated texts (including the prognostics and the lapidary).
TOM BURTON, Series Editor, teaches at the University of Adelaide.
STEPHANIE HOLLIS and MICHAEL WRIGHT teach at the University of Auckland.
Reviews / Votes
The annotations of this volume cover prose proverbs, dialogues and romances, computistical texts and Byrhtferth's Enchiridion, as well as magico-medical literature and associated texts... will prove indispensable to all specialists in the field. MEDIUM AEVUMAn admirable survey of existing scholarship. ENGLISH STUDIESExcellent. E.G. STANLEY, REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIESA work which ought to be on every scholar's shelf... the most useful work I have seen for years. T.A. SHIPPEY, MLRA splendid and indispensible bibliographical guide... a fascinating, helpful and highly instructive book which should be every serious scholar's first point of reference. -- Andy Orchard * ARCHIV *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85991-343-0 (9780859913430)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1: Dicts of Cato; Proverbs; Solomon and Saturn, Adrian and Ritheus; Elucidarium. Part 2: Appollonius of Tyre; Alexander's letter, wonders of the East. Part 3: Byrhtferth; Computus. Part 4 Lapidary. Part 5 Magico-medical: Leechbook; Lacnunga; Recipes; Charms; Prognostics; Foetus; Herbarium; Peri Didaxeon; Leechbook to Prognostics; Herbarium, Peri Didaxeon; general magico-medical.