Format:
XX, 355 S.
,
Kt.
Edition:
2. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. New York Cambridge Companions Online Online-Ressource Cambridge companions online
Edition:
The Cambridge companions complete collection
Edition:
Cambridge companions to literature
ISBN:
9780521193320
,
9780521154024
,
9781139042987
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to Topics
Content:
This Companion has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and to provide a clear and accessible introduction for those encountering Old English literature for the first time. Including seventeen essays by distinguished scholars, this new edition provides a discussion of the literature of the period 600 to 1066 in the context of how Anglo-Saxon society functioned. New chapters cover topics including preaching and teaching, Beowulf and literacy, and a further five chapters have been revised and updated, including those on the Old English language, perceptions of eternity and Anglo-Saxon learning. An additional concluding chapter on Old English after 1066 offers an overview of the study and cultural influences of Old English literature to the present day. Finally, the further reading list has been overhauled to incorporate the most up-to-date scholarship in the field and the latest electronic resources for students.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015)
,
1. The social and political background
,
2. The Old English language
,
3. The nature of Old English verse
,
4. The Anglo-Saxon world view
,
5. Germanic legend in Old English literature
,
6. Heroic values and Christian ethics
,
7. Pagan survivals and popular belief
,
8. Beowulf
,
9. Preaching and teaching
,
10. Perceptions of transience
,
11. Perceptions of eternity
,
12. Biblical literature : the Old Testament
,
13. Biblical literature : the New Testament
,
14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England
,
15. Literacy and the uses of the vernacular
,
16. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning
,
17. Old English after 1066
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139042987
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521193320
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. u.d.T. The Cambridge companion to Old English literature Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013 ISBN 0521154022
Additional Edition:
ISBN 052119332X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521154024
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521193320
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. The Cambridge companion to Old English literature Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013 ISBN 0521154022
Additional Edition:
ISBN 052119332X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521154024
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521193320
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Altenglisch
;
Literatur
;
Altenglisch
;
Geschichte 450-1150
;
Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1017/CCO9781139042987
Bookmarklink
