Old English Shorter Poems, Volume I Vol. 1Religious and Didactic |
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| Edited and Translated by:
| Jones, Christopher A. |
| Series title: | Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05789-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Old English poetry offers a large number of shorter compositions, many of them on explicitly Christian themes. This volume presents twenty-nine of these shorter religious poems composed in Old and early Middle English between the seventh and twelfth centuries. These texts demonstrate the remarkable versatility of early English verse.
Old English poetry offers a large number of shorter compositions, many of them on explicitly Christian themes. This volume presents twenty-nine of these shorter religious poems composed in Old and early Middle English between the seventh and twelfth centuries. These texts demonstrate the remarkable versatility of early English verse.