Peter S. Baker

Introduction to Old English

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Introduction to Old English is a leading text designed to help students engage with Old English literature for the first time. The new third edition builds on the success of previous editions and includes numerous chapter updates, as well as expanded coverage of Old English manuscripts, runes, and other inscriptions. The book's rich pedagogy includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter, covering the basics of Old English. Other features include minitexts for practice in reading the language, and a detailed introduction to meter and poetic style to ease the transition from prose to poetry. Additions to the anthology fo… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4443-5419-5
EAN: 9781444354195
Produktnummer: 13800264
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 400 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 4'638 KB
Auflage: 3. Aufl.

Über den Autor

Peter S. Baker is Professor of English, specializing in medieval literature and the history of the English language, at the University of Virginia. His previous books include editions of Byrhthferth's Enchiridion (with Michael Lapidge, 1995) and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: A Collaborative Edition.