{"product_id":"beginning-old-english-9780230301405","title":"Beginning Old English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarole Hough is Professor of Onomastics at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has published extensively on Old English and related subjects, and is Vice-President of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists. John Corbett is Professor of English at the University of Macau. He has written widely on English and Scottish language and literature, and is Vice-President of the Association for Scottish Literary Studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I wish I'd had Hough and Corbett's Beginning Old English as a first-year undergraduate myself.\" - Rachel Wicaksono, Times Higher Education Textbook Guide \"This accessible and comprehensive book is certain to become a staple of Old English teaching for years to come.\" - Francis Leneghan, University of Oxford, UK \"This book is a wonderful introduction to the story of Old English, together with its culture, history and influence. The lucid and friendly explanations of how Old English works are helpfully exemplified by illustrations and many texts along the way, so that the reader gains a real understanding of the richness of the corpus and the pleasure to be had in learning about the Anglo-Saxons' language and literature.\" - Elaine Treharne, Stanford University, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  Acknowledgements  Preface  PART I  Origins  Recognising Old English Words  People and Things  Place, Time, Manner and Reason  Actions and Events  Introducing Old English Poetry  Translating Old English Poetry: Beowulf  Introducing Old English Prose  PART II  Introduction  Text A: Cynewulf and Cyneheard  Text B: Beowulf, lines 710-836  Text C: The Battle of Maldon  Text D: The Dream of the Rood  Text E: The Ruin  Text F: Ælfric's Life of St Æthelthryth  Concluding Remarks  Glossary of Technical Terms  Appendix: Old English Paradigms  Further Reading  Index.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138106327383,"sku":"9780230301405","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780230301405.jpg?v=1751918012","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beginning-old-english-9780230301405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}