{"product_id":"a-companion-to-anglosaxon-literature-9781405176095","title":"A Companion to AngloSaxon Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis acclaimed volume explores and unravels the contexts, readings, genres, intertextualities and debates within Anglo-Saxon studies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together specially-commissioned contributions from a team of leading European and American scholars.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmbraces both the literature and the cultural background of the period.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines the discussion of primary material and manuscript sources with critical analysis and readings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the past, present and future of Anglo-Saxon studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The latest addition to Blackwell's comprehensive surveys of literature and culture, this volume offers an impressive array of essays by reputable scholars ... This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e will be a valuable introduction for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and useful resource for faculty.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Anglo-Saxon Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressive anthology of erudite essays written by scholars around the world on the topic of Anglo-Saxon literature, particularly that of the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries. Prose, poetry, religious, and secular literature are all discussed at length in this college-level analysis and presentation, which is very highly recommended for academic literary studies in general, and medieval studies in reference collections in particular.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Many of the world's leading Anglo-Saxonists have contributed to this volume which provides a very useful overview of current preoccupations of those who study and teach Old English literature.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature and History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stimulating introductions that bring out the wider potential of their topics for understanding the Anglo-Saxon past ... much to offer the more experienced reader as well as the novice.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiterature and History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMap 1 Late Anglo-Saxon England xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Contexts and Perspectives 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 An Introduction to the Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Vernacular Literature 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElaine Treharne and Phillip Pulsiano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An Introduction to the Corpus of Anglo-Latin Literature 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph P. McGowan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Transmission of Literature and Learning: Anglo-Saxon Scribal Culture 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Wilcox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Authorship and Anonymity 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Swan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Audience(s), Reception, Literacy 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh Magennis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Anglo-Saxon Manuscript Production: Issues of Making and Using 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle P. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Readings: Cultural Framework and Heritage 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Germanic Background 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrizia Lendinara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Religious Context: Pre-Benedictine Reform Period 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Irvine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Benedictine Reform and Beyond 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoyce Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Legal and Documentary Writings 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarole Hough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Scientific and Medical Writings 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie Hollis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Prayers, Glosses and Glossaries 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhillip Pulsiano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Genres and Modes 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Religious Prose 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoy M. Liuzza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Religious Poetry 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick W. Conner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Secular Prose 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald G. Scragg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Secular Poetry 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred C. Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Anglo-Latin Prose 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph P. McGowan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Intertextualities: Sources and Influences 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Biblical and Patristic Learning 327\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Irish Tradition 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles D. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Continental Germanic Influences 375\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolf Bremmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Scandinavian Relations 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert E. Bjork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Debates and Issues 401\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 English in the Post-Conquest Period 403\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElaine Treharne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Anglo-Saxon Studies: Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries 415\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Graham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Anglo-Saxon Studies in the Nineteenth Century: England, Denmark, America 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. R. 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