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The Anglo Saxon Literature Handbook

ISBN: 978-0-631-22697-0

May 2013

Wiley-Blackwell

432 pages

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Description
The Anglo-Saxon Literature Handbook  presents an accessible introduction to the surviving works of prose and poetry produced in Anglo-Saxon England, from AD 410-1066.

  • Makes Anglo-Saxon literature accessible to modern readers
  • Helps readers to overcome the linguistic, aesthetic and cultural barriers to understanding and appreciating Anglo-Saxon verse and prose
  • Introduces readers to the language, politics, and religion of the Anglo-Saxon literary world
  • Presents original readings of such works as Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

About the Author
Mark C. Amodio is Professor in the English Department at Vassar College, where he teaches courses in Old and Middle English language and literature.  His publications inlcude Writing the Oral Tradition: Oral Poetics and Literate Culture in Medieval England (2004)
Features

  • Makes Anglo-Saxon literature accessible to today’s readers
  • Helps readers to overcome the linguistic, aesthetic and cultural barriers to understanding and appreciating Anglo-Saxon verse and prose
  • Familiarises readers with the world in which Anglo-Saxon texts were produced, including its language, politics, and religion
  • Offers original readings of particular works, including Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  • Written by an acknowledged authority on oral poetics