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The Cambridge Old English Reader

Categorie	Secundair
Boeknummer	#348290-VC37
Titel	The Cambridge Old English Reader
Auteur	Marsden, Richard
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Cambridge University Press
Jaar van uitgave	2004
ISBN10	0521456126
ISBN13	9780521456128
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting	This book is a major reader of Old English, the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest. Designed both for beginning and for more advanced students, it broke new ground in two ways, first in its range of texts, and second in the degree of annotation it offers. The fifty-six prose and verse texts include the established favourites such as The Battle of Maldon and King Alfred's Preface to his Pastoral Care, but also others which have not before been readily available, such as a complete Easter homily, Aelfric's life of Saint Aethelthryth and all forty-six Durham proverbs. Headnotes establish the literary and historical contexts for the works that are represented, and reflect the rich cultural variety of Anglo-Saxon England. Modern English word glosses and explanatory... (Lees verder) notes are provided on the same page as the text. Other features include a reference grammar and a comprehensive glossary.
Pagina's	532
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 12,50

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