This timely introduction to Old English literature focuses on the production and reception of Old English texts, and on their relation to Anglo-Saxon history and culture.
Introduces Old English texts and considers their relation to Anglo-Saxon culture.
Responds to renewed emphasis on historical and cultural contexts in the field of medieval studies.
Treats virtually the entire range of textual types preserved in Old English.
Considers the production, reception and uses of Old English texts.
Integrates the Anglo-Latin backgrounds crucial to understanding Old English literature.
Offers very extensive bibliographical guidance.
Demonstrates that Anglo-Saxon studies is uniquely placed to contribute to current literary debates.
About the Author
R. D. Fulk is Class of 1964 Chancellor’s Professor of English at Indiana University. He is the editor of Interpretations of Beowulf: A Critical Anthology (1991), author of A History of Old English Meter (1992), co-editor of Eight Old English Poems (third edition, 2001), and co-editor of the fourth edition of F. Klaeber’s Beowulf and the Fight at Finnsburg (forthcoming).
Christopher M. Cain is Assistant Professor of English at Towson University, Maryland. Rachel S. Anderson is an Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Features
Introduces Old English texts and considers their relation to Anglo-Saxon culture.
Responds to renewed emphasis on historical and cultural contexts in the field of medieval studies.
Treats virtually the entire range of textual types preserved in Old English.
Considers the production, reception and uses of Old English texts.
Integrates the Anglo-Latin backgrounds crucial to understanding Old English literature.
Offers very extensive bibliographical guidance.
Demonstrates that Anglo-Saxon studies is uniquely placed to contribute to current literary debates.
