Language & Literature

ISBN: 9781861430366
Published by : Llanerch Press
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 exc... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781898281498
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
This little volume provides a useful introduction and guide to the ancient runes of the Germanic peoples. It discusses the origins and meaning of all the known runes, and includes text and translations of rune poems and riddles from England, N... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783825302986
Published by : Universitatsverlag Winter
A Frieberg dissertation which examines the texts of the Junius, Vercelli, Exeter and Nowell codices in their textual and historical contexts. The familiar pieces are considered in relation to the neighbouring texts and considered in relation to... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780951620922
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
This book offers a literal word-by-word translation printed opposite an edited text of Beowulf , a text format that allows students of Old English or the general reader to tackle the poem in its original form. First published in 1991, this edi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521450904
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Aldhelm of Malmesbury was the first Germanic author to compose extensively in Latin metrical verse, and his Latin works were amongst the most influential in Anglo-Saxon England. This first book-length study of Aldhelm's poetic art traces the so... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780859896290
Published by : The Exeter Press
A new edition of the whole of the Exeter Book, with a commentary and bibliography. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781898281061
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
This short book does not aim to provide a grammar of Old English. Rather it suggests why the language is so fun to learn, and guides the beginner through some of the resources available from the Early Medieval world. The types of text surviving... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780951620915
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
This essay on Anglo-Saxon runes first appeared in the journal Archaeologia for 1840; it drew on the work of Wilhelm Grimm, but broke new ground for Anglo-Saxon studies in its survey of the Ruthwell Cross and the Cynewulf poems. This edition in... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781898281535
Published by : Anglo-Saxon Books
This dictionary and thesaurus makes accessible the core vocabulary relating to Anglo-Saxon life and culture. Words in the dictionary are encoded for easy cross-reference to the thesaurus which has over fifty headings, such as art, church, evil,... .... Learn More