Beginning Old English
2nd Edition
Published on 13. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-0-230-30140-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a simple introduction to Old English for students with little linguistic knowledge. Unlike other textbooks, Beginning Old English focuses on the explanation of how the language works, using accessible illustrations from Old English texts and showing how features of present-day English have their roots in this stage of the language.
Reviews / Votes
"I wish I'd had Hough and Corbett's Beginning Old English as a first-year undergraduate myself." - Rachel Wicaksono, Times Higher Education Textbook Guide "This accessible and comprehensive book is certain to become a staple of Old English teaching for years to come." - Francis Leneghan, University of Oxford, UK "This book is a wonderful introduction to the story of Old English, together with its culture, history and influence. The lucid and friendly explanations of how Old English works are helpfully exemplified by illustrations and many texts along the way, so that the reader gains a real understanding of the richness of the corpus and the pleasure to be had in learning about the Anglo-Saxons' language and literature." - Elaine Treharne, Stanford University, USAMore details
Edition
2nd ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
15 s/w Abbildungen
bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-30140-5 (9780230301405)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-34119-8
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Carole Hough | John Corbett
Beginning Old English
E-Book
09/2017
2nd Edition
Red Globe Press
€62.99
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Carole Hough | John Corbett
Beginning Old English
Book
05/2013
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Red Globe Press
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Previous edition
Carole A. Hough | John Corbett
Beginning Old English
Book
02/2007
Palgrave MacMillan
€45.99
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Persons
Carole Hough is Professor of Onomastics at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has published extensively on Old English and related subjects, and is Vice-President of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists.
John Corbett is Professor of English at the University of Macau. He has written widely on English and Scottish language and literature, and is Vice-President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies.
John Corbett is Professor of English at the University of Macau. He has written widely on English and Scottish language and literature, and is Vice-President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies.
Content
List of Illustrations.- Acknowledgements.- Preface.- PART I.- Origins.- Recognising Old English Words.- People and Things.- Place, Time, Manner and Reason.- Actions and Events.- Introducing Old English Poetry.- Translating Old English Poetry: Beowulf .- Introducing Old English Prose.- PART II .- Introduction.- Text A: Cynewulf and Cyneheard.- Text B: Beowulf, lines 710-836.- Text C: The Battle of Maldon.- Text D: The Dream of the Rood .- Text E: The Ruin .- Text F: Ælfric's Life of St Æthelthryth .- Concluding Remarks.- Glossary of Technical Terms.- Appendix: Old English Paradigms.- Further Reading.- Index.