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.
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
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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...
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.
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
...
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...
