9780631234869-0631234861-Old English Literature

Old English Literature

ISBN-13: 9780631234869
ISBN-10: 0631234861
Edition: 1
Author: Daniel Donoghue
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Paperback 162 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780631234869
ISBN-10: 0631234861
Edition: 1
Author: Daniel Donoghue
Publication date: 2004
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Paperback 162 pages

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Old English Literature (ISBN-13: 9780631234869 and ISBN-10: 0631234861), written by authors Daniel Donoghue, was published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2004. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Old English Literature (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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This 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.

  • An innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature.
  • Structured around ‘figures’ from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar.
  • Situates Old English literary texts within a cultural framework.
  • Creates new connections between different genres, periods and authors.
  • Combines close textual analysis with historical context.
  • Based on the author’s many years experience of teaching Old English literature.
  • The author is co-editor with Seamus Heaney of Beowulf: A Verse Translation (2001) and recently published with Blackwell Lady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend (2003).
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