A sound, scholarly study.
PARERGON
An excellent book containing a wealth of information on Tudor England's intellectual engagement with Anglo-Saxon England. . I recommend it highly to Anglo-Saxon scholars, Renaissance scholars, and also general readers with an interest in the development of the English language.
SIXTEENTH CENTURY JOURNAL
Meticulously researched and engagingly written.
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Offers a fresh perspective on the historiography of Old English studies in the sixteenth century. . An excellent, interesting book which is a must-read for anyone interested in the mediaeval and the early modern approaches to the history of Old English Studies.
ANGLIA, 2013, 131 (1)
An excellent place to begin for background information on the earliest Anglo-Saxonists and the role of Anglo-Saxon studies in early modern England.
MEDIEVALLY SPEAKING
The invention of Anglo-Saxon England, then [...] was an integral part of a nationalistic movement that went beyond religious polemic. Brackmann's book shows why ignoring the Anglo-Saxons is a myopic enterprise. It has obscured the real and complex contours of what the Elizabethans thought constituted English identity and the English past.
RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY
[S]imultaneously expansive in scope and painstaking in detail. Brackmann negotiates the delicate balance with meticulous care, and her conclusions are appropriately cautious when evidence warrants.
THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW
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