{"product_id":"old-english-literature-9780631234852","title":"Old English Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructured around figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates Old English literary texts within a cultural framework.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreates new connections between different genres, periods and authors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines close textual analysis with historical context.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on the author's many years experience of teaching Old English literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author is co-editor with Seamus Heaney of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: A Verse Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and recently published with Blackwell \u003ci\u003eLady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend\u003c\/i\u003e (20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As a means of aiding students to focus on particular aspects of Old English literature, this can hardly be bettered, and Donoghue's close textual analyses and continued attention to Old English words and phrases are themselves an excellent example to beginners learning how to deal with these texts.\" \u003ci\u003eTOEBI Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Vow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Miracle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Pulpit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurthur Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403458978135,"sku":"9780631234852","price":89.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631234852.jpg?v=1730483533","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/old-english-literature-9780631234852","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}