Old English Literature : A Short Introduction, Hardcover by Donoghue, Daniel, ISBN 0631234853, ISBN-13 9780631234852, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This beginner's guide to Old English literature is divided into sections on the representative ``figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the vow, the hall, the miracle, the pulpit and the scholar'. The discussion of themes and style crosses genres, including epic, laments, homilies, charters, biblical worlks, laments and riddles. The focus is very much on the connection between these genres rather than linguistic matters. Few extracts are included and these are accompanied by English translations.

Old English Literature : A Short Introduction, Hardcover by Donoghue, Daniel, ISBN 0631234853, ISBN-13 9780631234852, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This beginner's guide to Old English literature is divided into sections on the representative ``figures' from Anglo-Saxon culture: the vow, the hall, the miracle, the pulpit and the scholar'. The discussion of themes and style crosses genres, including epic, laments, homilies, charters, biblical worlks, laments and riddles. The focus is very much on the connection between these genres rather than linguistic matters. Few extracts are included and these are accompanied by English translations.