Old English Literature : A Guide to Criticism with Selected Readings Hardback
by John D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison & University of California, Berkeley, USA) Niles
Part of the Blackwell Guides to Criticism series
Hardback
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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 literatureReinforces key perspectives with excerpts from ten critical studiesAddresses questions of medieval literacy, textuality, and orality, as well as style, gender, genre, and themeEmbraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, and more
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:06/05/2016
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- ISBN:9780631220565
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:06/05/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780631220565
