A history of Old English literature / R. D. Fulk and Christopher M. Cain
Material type: TextPublication details: UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2013Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 492 p.: illustrations, maps; 24 cmISBN: 9781118453230 (cloth)Subject(s): English literature -- History and criticism | Christian hagiography -- HistoryDDC classification: 829.09Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 829.09 FUL/H (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P42955 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-480) and index.
Introduction: Anglo-Saxon England and its literature: a social history -- The chronology and varieties of Old English literature -- Anglo-Saxon manuscripts -- Literature of the Alfredian period -- Homilies -- Saints' legends (Rachel S. Anderson) -- Biblical literature -- Liturgical and devotional texts -- Legal texts -- Scientific and scholastic texts -- Wisdom literature and lyric poetry -- Germanic legend and heroic lay -- Additions, annotations, and marginalia -- Conclusion: Making Old English new: Anglo-Saxonism and the cultural work of Old English literature.
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