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anglo saxon literature, Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon Studies, Anglo-Saxons, Criticism, Literary criticism, Literature, Old English
Old English Literature: A Guide to Criticism with Selected Readings
John D. Niles
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.
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, anthropology, art history, and more…
- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (25 Mar. 2016)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0631220577
- ISBN-13: 978-0631220572
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