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Anglo-Saxon / Old English literature

Old English Poetics: The Aesthetics of the Familiar in Anglo-Saxon England
by Elizabeth M. Tyler
Traditions are created and maintained by groups of people living in specific times and places: they do not have a life of their own. In this radical new approach to Old English poetics, the author argues that the apparent timelessness and stability of Old English poetic convention is a striking historical phenomenon that must be accounted for, not assumed, and that the perceived conservatism of Old English poetic conventions is the result of ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £50.00, Our Price GB £14.95

The Abbreviated Psalter of the Venerable Bede
translated by Gerald M. Browne
Designed for personal devotion Bede's abbreviated Psalter distills the essence of each of the Psalms, selecting a few verses which encapsulate the Psalm. 92p (Eerdmans 2002)
Hardback. Price GB £11.99

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles (new edition)
translated and edited by Michael Swanton
Originally published in 1996, this is a revised edition of the most complete translation of The Chronicles available and will appeal to both students and general readers. Swanton focuses on the chronicle's historical, social and cultural themes rather than on philiological problems and assumes that readers have only a limited acquaintance with the original text. Translations of the Peterborough and Winchester manuscripts are accompanied by ...
Paperback. 'Reprint under consideration' - in practice this may mean that the book goes out of print, but orders will be recorded. Price GB £14.99

English Heroic Legends
by Kathleen Herbert
In an attempt to encourage students of Old English language and literature, the author has taken examples from heroic poetry and turned them into stories. Sources include Beowulf, The Husband's Message from the Exeter Book and runes. The second part of the book examines the original texts and extracts themes which are an endless supply of inspiration for modern storytelling. 281p (Spellcraft 1993, rep 1993, 1996, rep ...
Paperback. Price GB £9.95

The Four Funerals in Beowulf
by Gale R Owen-Crocker
Owen-Crocker challenges the traditional view that Beowulf contains three funerals, which follow the epic's three monster fights. She argues that the hawk, horse and a musical instrument which are included in the elegy known as `The Lay of the Last Survivor' are recognisable and typical elements from another funeral. This specialised study examines the place of this funeral in relation to the other three and studies the significance of ...
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Humour in Anglo-Saxon Literature
edited by Jonathan Wilcox
The world evoked by Old English religious or heroic literature appears to leave little scope for humour but Wilcox finds it in the most unlikely places. Surviving texts were mainly produced in monasteries but they frequently contain wordplay, as in the purposeful confusion of Old English words for laughter and sin, and were accompanied by boisterous illustrations. The nine papers attempt to define Anglo-Saxon humour and suggest what popular ...
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Text and Gloss: Studies in Insular Language and Literature
by Helen Conrad-O'Briain, Anne-Marie D'Arcy and John Scattergood
A collection of twelve wide-ranging papers on the language, religious texts and literature of early Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England. The essays, all richly furnished with contemporary Latin or vernacular extracts, examine beliefs, memories and social and political ideals, as well as linguistics, which defined the place of individuals and communities. Subjects include the continued interest in Classical mythology and use of Roman terms, the ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £45.00, Our Price GB £9.95

Aelfric's Letter to the Monks of Eynsham
by Christopher A. Jones
Aelfric (c.955-c.1010), an Anglo-Saxon scholar, wrote a Latin 'letter' to fellow monks at Eynsham in Oxfordshire, outlining their daily routine, daily and seasonal prayers, and other duties. A new edition of letter, with commentary, are given here. The significance of this letter is in the evidence it contains for understanding late Anglo-Saxon monasticism and liturgy. 255p (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England 24, Cambridge UP 1998)
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

Annotated Bibliographies of Old and Middle English Literature: V, Old English Wisdom Poetry
edited by Russell Poole
A bibliographical guide to the scholarly literature, which also aims to give a survey on the research on Old English Wisdom poetry - tracing its development over the last two centuries, reviewing the current state of knowledge, and drawing attention to the methodological pitfalls which may be encountered. 418p (Boydell & Brewer 1998)
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £55.00, Our Price GB £6.95

The Apocryphal Gospels of Mary in Anglo-Saxon England
by Mary Clayton
Facing translation and detailed commentary on the three apocryphal gospels of Mary written in English. They deal with her birth, childhood, death and assumption, and this is the first time they have been treated as a group. The introduction explains their origins and development from the second to eleventh centuries, and their influence in Anglo-Saxon England is also considered. The appendices include editions of Latin analogues from ...
Hardback. Price GB £60.00