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This 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.

  • Examines the notable works and authors from the period, including Beowulf, the Venerable Bede, heroic poems, and devotional literature
  • Reinforces key perspectives with excerpts from ten critical studies
  • Addresses questions of medieval literacy, textuality, and orality, as well as style, gender, genre, and theme
  • Embraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, and more

Old English Literature: A Guide to Criticism with Selected Readings

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 06/05/2016
    ISBN13: 9780631220565, 978-0631220565
    ISBN10: 0631220569

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    This 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.

    • Examines the notable works and authors from the period, including Beowulf, the Venerable Bede, heroic poems, and devotional literature
    • Reinforces key perspectives with excerpts from ten critical studies
    • Addresses questions of medieval literacy, textuality, and orality, as well as style, gender, genre, and theme
    • Embraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, and more

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