Introduction to Old English Paperback - 2012
by Baker, Peter S
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- Title Introduction to Old English
- Author Baker, Peter S
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Third
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK
- Date 2012-02-20
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # SKU0497456
- ISBN 9780470659847 / 047065984X
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 in (22.86 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100, English language - Old English, ca. 450-1100
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011035196
- Dewey Decimal Code 429.824
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From the rear cover
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 for this new edition include King Alfred's Preface to Pope Gregory the First's sixth-century Pastoral Care, selections from the Old English Riddles, and the epic fragments The Battle of Finnesburh and Waldere.
The third edition of Introduction to Old English confirms its reputation as an essential text for all students encountering the language for the first time.