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A Guide to Old English
Bruce Mitchell
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Description for A Guide to Old English
Paperback. A Guide to Old English is a detailed but accessible introduction to the Old English language for beginners. The language section offers a simple yet comprehensive language reference, including sections on orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, and syntax. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
A comprehensive introduction to Old English, combining simple, clear philology with the best literary works to provide a compelling and accessible beginners’ guide.
A comprehensive introduction to Old English, combining simple, clear philology with the best literary works to provide a compelling and accessible beginners’ guide.
- Provides a comprehensive introduction to Old English
- Uses a practical approach suited to the needs of the beginning student
- Features selections from the greatest works of Old English literature, organized from simple to more challenging texts to keep pace with the reader
- Includes a discussion of Anglo-Saxon literature, history, and culture, and a bibliography directing readers to useful publications on the subject
- Updated throughout with new material including the first 25 lines from Beowulf with detailed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780470671078
SKU
V9780470671078
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About Bruce Mitchell
Fred C. Robinson is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor Emeritus at Yale University. He is a Fellow and past President of the Medieval Academy of America, and has received many honors. He has written extensively on Beowulf, Old English, and English and American literature and language of all periods. Bruce Mitchell is late Fellow Emeritus of St. Edmund ... Read more
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