02814cam a22003614a 4500 16520680 BD-DhUL 20170124102913.0 101027s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 2010046162 9780521519472 (hardback) 9780521734653 (paperback) DLC BD-DhUL BD-DhUL pcc PR173 .M34 2011 829.09 22 829.09 MAC Magennis, Hugh. The Cambridge introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature / Hugh Magennis. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2011. xii, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Cambridge introductions to literature Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Approaching Anglo-Saxon literature; 2. Literary traditions; 3. Varieties of narrative; 4. Belief, knowledge, experience: some non-narrative strands; 5. Anglo-Saxon afterlives, medieval to modern: later uses and appropriations of Anglo-Saxon writings; Appendix: resources for studying Anglo-Saxon literature, Bibliography. "An approachable and stimulating introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature, this book provides indispensable guidance for students on this important and rewarding area of literary studies. The chapters are clearly organised by topic and significant attention is paid to key individual works, including Beowulf, The Seafarer and writings by Bede. All textual quotations are translated into modern English, with the original language texts carefully explained. The Introduction synthesises and develops dominant approaches to Anglo-Saxon literature today, integrating Old English and Latin traditions, and placing the literature in larger historical and theoretical contexts. The structure, style and layout is attractive and user-friendly, including illustrative figures and textboxes, and Magennis provides guidance on resources for studying Anglo-Saxon literature, informing the reader of opportunities for investigating the subject further. Overall, the book enables a thorough understanding and appreciation of artful and eloquent works from a distant past, which still speak powerfully to people today"-- Provided by publisher. English literature Old English, ca. 450-1100 History and criticism. Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh bisacsh. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK xj10 2010-10-27 xj10 2010-10-27 ONIX to Literature xe10 2011-09-13 2 copies rec'd., to CIP ver. 154009 154009 0 0 ddc 0 829_090000000000000 0 FIC 284748 DUL DUL GEN 2017-01-24 829.09 477405 2017-01-24 2017-01-24 BK