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The Old English Elegies: A Critical Edition and Genre Study
Anne L. Klinck
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Description for The Old English Elegies: A Critical Edition and Genre Study
Paperback. Featuring an edition of the nine elegies in English, this edition incudes complete facsimiles of the manuscript originals in "The Exeter Book". Going beyond an exploration of the literary potential of individual poems, the author examines them as separate manifestations of a common generic impulse. Num Pages: 472 pages, 28 plates. BIC Classification: 2ABA; DC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 718.
The nine elegies have all been edited separately between 1933 and 1983. Klinck builds on the extensive previous scholarship in the field and also draws on recently available materials - notably the microfiche Concordances, the first letters of the new Old English Dictionary, and Bruce Mitchell's Old English Syntax - to make new suggestions about problematic words and passages. Going beyond an exploration of the literary potential of individual poems, Klinck examines them as separate manifestations of a common generic impulse: she moves from palaeographical and philological detail to broader literary and cultural considerations and, finally, to a definition ... Read more
The nine elegies have all been edited separately between 1933 and 1983. Klinck builds on the extensive previous scholarship in the field and also draws on recently available materials - notably the microfiche Concordances, the first letters of the new Old English Dictionary, and Bruce Mitchell's Old English Syntax - to make new suggestions about problematic words and passages. Going beyond an exploration of the literary potential of individual poems, Klinck examines them as separate manifestations of a common generic impulse: she moves from palaeographical and philological detail to broader literary and cultural considerations and, finally, to a definition ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
718g
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773522411
SKU
V9780773522411
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About Anne L. Klinck
Anne L. Klinck has recently retired from the University of New Brunswick, where she taught medieval literature and English language. Her previous books include The Old English Elegies: A Critical Edition and Genre Study and An Anthology of Ancient and Med
Reviews for The Old English Elegies: A Critical Edition and Genre Study
"An immense amount of very skillful, disciplined, and learned effort has gone into the production of this work. I was impressed by Klinck's down-to-earth, commonsense approach. She presents an honest, judicious, conservative, and thorough reconsideration of the editorial problems raised by a number of Old English texts. Canada has become a world centre for Old English studies. This book belongs ... Read more