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Edition of 'Cædmon’s Hymn', 'Bede’s Death Song' and 'The Leiden Riddle' with contextual introduction, notes and glossary.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Manuscripts
  • 2. Authorship
  • 3. Date and Localization of the Extant Texts
  • 4. Orthography and Language
  • Cædmon's Hymn: Northumbrian Version
  • Cædmon's Hymn: West Saxon Version
  • The Leiden Riddle: Northumbrian Version
  • West Saxon Riddle: Exeter Book Version
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
  • Index

Three Northumbrian Poems

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    A Paperback by A. H. Smith


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      Publisher: Liverpool University Press
      Publication Date: 1/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780859890786, 978-0859890786
      ISBN10: 0859890783

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Edition of 'Cædmon’s Hymn', 'Bede’s Death Song' and 'The Leiden Riddle' with contextual introduction, notes and glossary.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • List of Abbreviations
      • Introduction
      • 1. Manuscripts
      • 2. Authorship
      • 3. Date and Localization of the Extant Texts
      • 4. Orthography and Language
      • Cædmon's Hymn: Northumbrian Version
      • Cædmon's Hymn: West Saxon Version
      • The Leiden Riddle: Northumbrian Version
      • West Saxon Riddle: Exeter Book Version
      • Bibliography
      • Glossary
      • Index

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