
The Threshold of Anglo-Saxon
A. J. Wyatt(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 11. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
142 pages
978-0-521-20378-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1926, and first published as this second edition in 1935, this volume was created with the intention of bringing some of the most interesting passages in Anglo-Saxon prose and poetry within the range of the beginner. The volume is chiefly comprised of passages from The Chronicle and Beowulf. These passages are presented in normalised text to increase accessibility, and are accompanied by copious notes and a simple glossary. This is a concise and highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Old English language and literature.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
161 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-20378-4 (9780521203784)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Grammar; Part I. Prose: 1. The Bible; 2. The story of Apollonius; 3. A conversation; 4. The chronicle; 5. Laws; 6. A charter; 7. Leechdoms; 8. A charm; Part II. Poetry: 9. Gnomic verses; 10. Beowulf; 11. The seafarer; 12. The later genesis; 13. Judith; 14. A riddle; Glossary; Persons and places.