A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse by Richard Hamer

A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse by Richard Hamer

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Contains the Old English texts of almost all the major short poems, such as "The Battle of Maldon", "The Dream of the Rood", "The Wanderer" and "The Seafarer". These poems are the wellspring of the English poetic tradition, and this anthology provides a window into the mind and culture of the Anglo-Saxons.

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A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse by Richard Hamer

This new edition contains the Old English texts of all the major short poems, such as "The Battle of Maldon", "The Dream of the Rood", "The Wanderer" and "The Seafarer", as well as a generous representation of the many important fragments, riddles and gnomic verses that survive from the 7th to the 12th centuries, with facing-page verse translations. These poems are the wellspring of the English poetic tradition, and this anthology provides a unique window into the mind and culture of the Anglo-Saxons.
Richard Hamer is Tutor in English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford.
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ISBN 13 9780571228362
ISBN 10 0571228364
Title A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse
Author Richard Hamer
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2006-06-01
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.