The Cambridge companion to Old English literature / edited by Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge.

Other author Godden, Malcolm.
Other author Lapidge, Michael.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1991.
Descriptionxiii, 298 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
English literature--Old English, ca. 450-1100. --History and criticism.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
England--Civilization. --To 1066.

Contents Anglo-Saxon society and its literature / Patrick Wormald -- The Old English language / Helmut Gneuss -- The nature of Old English verse / Donald G. Scragg -- The nature of Old English prose / Janet Bately -- Germanic legend in Old English literature / Roberta Frank -- Heroic values and Christian ethics / Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe -- Pagan survivals and popular belief / John D. Niles -- Beowulf / Fred C. Robinson -- Fatalism and the millennium / Joseph B. Trahern, Jr. -- Perceptions of transience / Christine Fell -- Perceptions of eternity / Milton McC. Gatch -- Biblical literature : the Old Testament / Malcolm Godden -- Biblical literature : the New Testament / Barbara C. Raw -- The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England / Michael Lapidge -- The world of Anglo-Saxon learning / Patrizia Lendinara.
Local noteLittle-319241--305131018526Z
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 282-291) and index.
LCCN 90002673
ISBN0521374383 (hardback)
ISBN0521377943 (paperback)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR173 .C36 1991 ✔ Available Place Hold