The Literature of the Anglo-Saxons (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints S.) - Hardcover

The Literature of the Anglo-Saxons.

Zustand: Gut. 431 S. Fresh and clean hardcover copy in good condition. Frisches und sauberes Hardcover-Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Contents -- PREFACE -- I. THE ANGLO-SAXONS -- Invaders of Britain -- The Roman Occupation of Britain -- The Anglo-Saxon Conquest -- Salient Characteristics of the Early -- Anglo-Saxon Society in England -- From Hengest and Horsa to -- William the Conqueror Notes to Chapter I -- II. A FOREWORD TO THE LITERATURE OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS -- "Anglo-Saxon" or "Old English"? -- Some Axioms of Old English Literature -- A Note on Anglo-Saxon Poetic Style Notes to Chapter II -- III. THE OLD ENGLISH HEROIC EPIC POEMS -- The Probable Genesis of the Epic -- Widsith -- Beowulf -- Other Surviving Old English Epic Pieces Notes to Chapter III -- IV. THE OLD ENGLISH CHRISTIAN EPIC -- The Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England -- General Notes on the Christian Epic -- The Caedmonian Cycle -- Cynewulf and the Signed Poems -- Miscellaneous Caedmonian and -- Cynewulfian Poems Notes to Chapter IV -- MISCELLANEOUS OLD ENGLISH POETRY -- The Elegiac Poems -- Personal Lyrics -- Religious Lyrics -- Didactic Poems of Lyric Nature -- Poems on Individual Matters -- Minor Historical Poems -- Pagan Relics in Anglo-Saxon Verse -- Minor Didactic Poetry Notes to Chapter V -- A NOTE ON OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE AND THE DRAMA -- Notes to Chapter VI -- ANGLO-LATIN LITERATURE IN THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD -- Gildas and Nennius -- Aldhelm and His Group -- Bede -- Alcuin and Others -- Asser -- Minor Latin Works of the Period Notes to Chapter VII -- THE WORK OF KING ALFRED -- General Observations -- The Alfredian Writings -- Works Written Within Alfred's Sphere Notes to Chapter VIII -- AELFRIC AND HIS WORKS -- The Identity of Aelfric -- Aelfric's Writings -- Aelfric's Circle and His Minor Works Notes to Chapter IX -- WULFSTAN'S WORKS AND OTHER -- HOMILETIC PROSE -- Wulfstan -- The Blickling and Vercelli Homilies -- Miscellaneous Homiletic Material -- Biblical Translations -- Christian Legend and Precept Notes to Chapter X -- SECULAR DIDACTIC WRITING IN OLD ENGLISH PROSE -- Notes to Chapter XI -- PROSE FICTION OF THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD -- Notes to Chapter XII -- SCIENTIFIC WRITING IN THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD -- Notes to Chapter XIII -- RETROSPECT -- Notes to Chapter XIV -- MAPS -- Roman Britain facing page -- England in the Age of Alfred the Great The Heptarchy -- England after the Danish Conquest. ISBN 9780196286402 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 576 Originalpappband mit Originalschutzumschlag / Hardcover with dustjacket. Artikel-Nr. 1242887

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