The Cambridge Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature

Introducing Anglo-Saxon literature in an approachable way, this is an indispensable guide for students to a key literary topic.

Autorentext
Hugh Magennis is Professor of Old English Literature and Director of the Institute of Theology at Queen's University, Belfast.

Zusammenfassung
An approachable and stimulating introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature, this book provides indispensable guidance for students on this important topic in literary studies. Key individual works including Beowulf are discussed in detail, with modern English translations, and the literature is placed in larger historical and theoretical contexts.

Inhalt
1. Approaching Anglo-Saxon literature; 2. Literary traditions; 3. Varieties of narrative; 4. Belief, knowledge, experience: some non-narrative strands; 5. Anglo-Saxon afterlives, medieval to modern: later uses and appropriations of Anglo-Saxon writings; Appendix: resources for studying Anglo-Saxon literature, Bibliography.

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