Old English Verse

ISBN-13: 9781032531809 / Angielski

T. a. Shippey

Opis

Old English Verse (1972) covers the whole range of Old English poetry: the heroic poems, notably Beowulf and Malden; the ‘elegies’, such as The Wanderer and The Seafarer; the Bible stories and the lives of the saints which mark the end of pagan influence and the beginning of Christian inspiration; the Junius Manuscript; and finally King Alfred. All the many quotations are translated.

Spis treści

1. An Apology for Verse: Introduction  2. The Argument of Courage: Beowulf and Other Heroic Poetry  3. Wisdom and Experience: the Old English ‘Elegies’  4. Language and Style  5. The Fight for Truth: Non-Cynewulfian Saints’ Lives  6. Poetry and the Bible: the Junius Manuscript  7. Poetry and the Individual: Cynewulf  8. The Decline: King Alfred and After

O autorze

T.A. Shippey