{"product_id":"old-english-literature-9780631220565","title":"Old English Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the notable works and authors from the period, including \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e, the Venerable Bede, heroic poems, and devotional literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReinforces key perspectives with excerpts from ten critical studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses questions of medieval literacy, textuality, and orality, as well as style, gender, genre, and theme\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmbraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Main Currents in Twentieth-Century Criticism 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Old English Studies 1901–1975 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earlier Twentieth Century 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterary Criticism: A Slow Start 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Scholars Representative of their Eras 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Directions after the Second World War 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Currents in Beowulf Studies 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Works from the Early Seventies 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Anglo-Saxon Lore and Learning 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Literacy and Latinity 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnglo-Latin Literature: Background or Mainstream? 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation in Two Languages 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Student in the Classroom 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Venerable Bede 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt: Joyce Hill, ‘Learning Latin in Anglo-Saxon England: Traditions, Texts and Techniques, (2003) 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Textuality and Cultural Transformations 76\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Anglo-Saxon Book: Icon or Pragmatic Object? 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriterly Self-Reflexivity 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Old English Texts in their Manuscript Context 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthors and Scribes: The Flux of Texts 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Latin to Old English: Translation or Transformation? 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource Studies and the Culture of Translation 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt: M.B. Parkes, ‘The Palaeography of the Parker Manuscript of the Chronicle, Laws, and Sedulius, and Historiography at Winchester in the Late Ninth and Tenth Centuries’ (1976) 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Orality 112\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParry, Lord, and their Legacy 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOral Poetics and Noetics 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection: Donald K. Fry, ‘The Memory of Cædmon’ (1981) 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Heroic Tradition 136\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort Poems on Legendary Themes 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunanburh, Maldon, and the Critics 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeowulf and the Critics 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndeterminacy and its Discontents 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection: Ernst Leisi, ‘Gold and Human Worth in Beowulf ’, first published as ‘Gold und Manneswert im Beowulf ’ (1952) 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Other Topics and Approaches 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Style 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection: J.R. Hall, ‘Perspective and Wordplay in the Old English Rune Poem’ (1977) 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Theme 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection: Hugh Magennis, ‘Images of Laughter in Old English Poetry, with Particular Reference to the Hleahtor Wera of The Seafarer’ (1992) 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Genre and Gender 222\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenre 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection: Lisa M.C. Weston, ‘Women’s Medicine, Women’s Magic: The Old English Metrical Childbirth Charms’ (1995) 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Saints’ Lives and Christian Devotion 246\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection: Edward B. Irving, Jr, ‘Crucifixion Witnessed, or Dramatic Interaction in The Dream of the Rood ’ (1986) 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Ælfric 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt: Malcolm Godden, ‘Apocalypse and Invasion in Late Anglo-Saxon England’ (1994) 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Translating, Editing, and Making it New 290\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslating 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditing 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking it New 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Selection from the Criticism 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection: Joshua Byron Smith, ‘Borges and Old English’ 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelection Bibliography 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Modern Authors Cited 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 336\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403435024727,"sku":"9780631220565","price":67.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631220565.jpg?v=1730483465","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/old-english-literature-9780631220565","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}