Language & Literature
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Anglo-Saxon Attitudes: A Short Introduction to Anglo-Saxonism [Hardback]
J A Hilton (Author)
$19.95ISBN: 9781898281399
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
This is not a book about the Anglo-Saxons, but a book about books about Anglo-Saxons. It describes the academic discipline of Anglo-Saxonism; the methods of study used; the underlying assumptions; and the uses to which it has been put.
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Old English Literature: A Short Introduction [Hardback]
Daniel Donoghue (Author)
$54.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9780631234852
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This beginner's guide to Old English literature is divided into sections on the representative ``figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the vow, the hall, the miracle, the pulpit and the scholar'. The discussion of themes and style crosses genres, inc... .... Learn More -
Old English Literature: A Short Introduction [Paperback]
Daniel Donoghue (Author)
$23.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9780631234869
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
This beginner's guide to Old English literature is divided into sections on the representative ``figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the vow, the hall, the miracle, the pulpit and the scholar'. The discussion of themes and style crosses genres, inc... .... Learn More -
Lemmatized Index to the Icelandic Homily Book [Paperback]
Andrea De Leeuw van Weenen (Author)
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Tolkien's Mythology For England: A Middle-Earth Companion [Hardback]
Alfred Wainwright (Author)
$17.95ISBN: 9781898281368
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
Contains information about Tolkien's life and work. Tolkien was concerned that much of early English mythology had been lost. He set out to create a new mythology for England which drew on early sources. Most of the book focuses on The Lord of... .... Learn More -
Rune Cards, 2nd edition [Paperback]
Tony Linsell (Author)
$17.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9781898281344
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
30 pen and ink drawing by Brian Partridge; 80 page booklet by Tony Linsell gives information about the origin of runes, their meaning and how to read them. The boxed set of 30 cards contains some of the most beautiful and descriptive black and ... .... Learn More -
xOld English Literature [Paperback]
Roy M. Liuzza (Author)
Regular Price: $32.50
Special Price: $9.98
ISBN: 9780300091397
Published by : Yale University Press
This collection of 21 papers, written by leading authorities over the last 25 years, will provide a useful background to Old English prose and verse. The collection includes general discussions of the importance of the written word to Anglo-Sax... .... Learn More -
The Old English Life of Saint Mary of Egypt [Paperback]
Hugh Magennis (Author)
$27.95Out of stock
ISBN: 9780859896726
Published by : The Exeter Press
Mary of Egypt, a penitent prostitute and figure of female autonomy and authority, is a disconcerting and unconventional saint, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context. She is not the kind of model of idealized female virtue normally favoured by l... .... Learn More -
Lastworda Betst; Essays in memory of Christine E. Fell with her unpublished writings [Hardback]
Karen Hough (Author); Christine Hough (Author); R I Page (Author); Kathyrn A Lowe (Author)
$70.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781900289535
Published by : Paul Watkins
Eight essays reflect Christine Fell's interest in Old English and Norse semantics, Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian history and English place-names. The essays include: Bede and Caedmon's Hymn ( Paul Cavill ); Of Editors and the Old English poetry o... .... Learn More