A Guide to Old English by Bruce Mitchell

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The 5th edition of this standard text has been revised to incorporate suggestions from the users of previous editions. Important new features are an introduction to Old English metre in Part 1, and the addition of Aelfric's account of Edmund King and Martyr to the prose texts of Part 2.

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A Guide to Old English by Bruce Mitchell

This volume is now the standard and most popular introduction to Old English language and literature. This fifth edition has been revised and corrected to take into account suggestions from teachers and students. The two most important new features are a substantial introduction to Old English metre (appendix C of Part One) and the addition of Aelfric's account of Edmund King and Martyr to the Prose texts of Part Two. Key features of part one are the fact that sound changes are not treated as an abstract system divorced form the texts, but are discussed when they become relevant to an understanding of the apparent regularities in inflexion; the authoritative section on syntax; and the introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies, which discusses language, literature, history, archaeology and ways of life. In part two the prose texts selected are those traditionally chosen by teachers precisely because they offer the best introduction to the literature and culture of the period. The verse texts, which with the exception of four extracts from Beowulf are all complete, show something of the range that Old English poetry offers in mood, intensity of feeling, humour and natural observation. The texts are accompanied by full explanatory notes at the foot of the page and a detailed glossary.

BRUCE M. MITCHELL is Professor Emeritus of Multicultural Education at Eastern Washington University. He is the coauthor of Multicultural Education: An International Guide to Research, Policies, and Programs (1996) and the Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education (1999), both available from Greenwood Press.

ROBERT E. SALSBURY is Professor of Education at Eastern Washington University. With Bruce M. Mitchell, he is the coauthor of Multicultural Education: An International Guide to Research, Policies, and Programs (1996) and the Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education (1999), both available from Greenwood Press.

SKU CIN0631166572A
ISBN 13 9780631166573
ISBN 10 0631166572
Title A Guide to Old English
Author Bruce Mitchell
Condition well read
Binding type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1991-11-25
Number of pages 376
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