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Anglo-Saxon / Old English literature

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People: An Historical Commentary
by J. M. Wallace-Hadrill
These notes and commentary drawing together and adding to the findings of many recent scholars provide an admirable complement to the new edition and translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History by Colgrave and Mynors in 1969. 299p (Oxford ...
Paperback. Price GB £36.00
Hardback. Price GB £76.00

Beowulf: an edition with relevant shorter texts
edited by Bruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson
an edition designed for those who have some knowledge of Old English, and who are reading Beowulf for the first time. It does not aim to present ground-breaking scholarship; rather its intention os to present the most reliable scholarly views on ...
Paperback. Price GB £20.99

A Beowulf Handbook
edited by Robert E. Bjork and John D. Niles
Eighteen essays about Beowulf providing a succinct, up-to-date introduction to modern studies. The essays look at aspects of its verse style, oral formulation, sources and comparative material, Christian and pagan elements, symbolism and allegory, the ...
Paperback. Price GB £20.00
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

The Long Arm of Coincidence: The Frustrated Connection between Beowulf and Grettis saga
by Magnus Fjalldal
A new investigation into the connection between Beowulf and rettis saga. 216p (Toronto UP 1998)
Paperback. Price GB £11.00
Hardback. Price GB £32.50

Poems and Prose from the Old English
edited by Burton Raffel and Alexandra H. Olsen
A restructured and expanded version of Raffel's out-of-print Poems from the Old English - an anthology of the best known Old English poetry. The translations are organised into four genres-elegies, heroic poems, religious poems and wisdom poetry. ...
Paperback. Price GB £11.95

Runes and Runic Inscriptions: Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes * Now reprinted *
by R. I. Page
Twenty-three collected essays creating a valuable resource: An early drawing of the Ruthwell Cross; Language and dating in Old English inscriptions; The Bewcastle Cross; The use of double runes in Old English inscriptions; Anglo-Saxon runes and magic; ...
Paperback. Price GB £25.00
Hardback. Price GB £50.00

Anglo-Saxon Conversations: The Colloquies of Aelfric Bata
edited by Scott Gwara and translated by David W. Porter
The Colloquies Latin conservations set in a monastic school, open a door into the world of Anglo-Saxon monasticism, revealing the details of daily activities: rising and dressing, studying the day's lesson, eating, bathing and tonsuring. It is the ...
Hardback. Price GB £45.00

An Anglo-Saxon Verse Miscellany
by Loius J. Rodrigues
Following Rodrigues' other work on Anglo-Saxon literature, this volume contains A selection of Anglo-Saxon verse with facing page English translations. Includes some early poems such as Bede's Death-song and the Leiden Riddle, as well as ...
Paperback. Price GB £12.00

Beowulf
edited by C L Wrenn and W F Bolton
A revised version of Wrenn's edition which takes account of recent scholarship. A classic edition designed specifically for students of Old English. 303p (Exeter UP 1997)
Paperback. Price GB £11.99

Beowulf
edited by Michael Swanton
A revised version of one of the most useful editions of Beowulf which is currently available. It includes an edition with facing prose translation, an introduction and notes. Now with corrections and an updated bibliography. 211p (Exeter UP 1997)
Paperback. Price GB £9.99