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Old English Literature: A Guide to Criticism with Selected Readings
John D. Niles
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Description for Old English Literature: A Guide to Criticism with Selected Readings
Paperback. This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. * Examines the notable works and authors from the period, including Beowulf, the Venerable Bede, heroic poems, and devotional literature * Reinforces key perspectives with excerpts from ten critical studies * Addresses questions of medieval literacy, textuality, and orality, as well as style, gender, genre, and theme * Embraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, ... Read more
This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. * Examines the notable works and authors from the period, including Beowulf, the Venerable Bede, heroic poems, and devotional literature * Reinforces key perspectives with excerpts from ten critical studies * Addresses questions of medieval literacy, textuality, and orality, as well as style, gender, genre, and theme * Embraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Guides to Criticism
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Chicester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631220572
SKU
V9780631220572
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About John D. Niles
John D. Niles is the Frederic G. Cassidy Professor of Humanities, Emeritus, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley. A former President of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists, he is the author or editor of a dozen books on Old English literature and related topics, including The Idea of Anglo-Saxon ... Read more
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