Essentials of Early English by Jeremy J Smith
A practical and accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English. Designed for literary or linguistic study, it presumes no prior knowledge of the History of English.'A godsend to anyone who wants to read and understand texts in more than just one older period of EnglishThis is a highly readable, improved and enlarged second edition.' - Olga Fischer, University of Amsterdam
'It's engaging approach, its unpretentious scholarship, and its lucid exposition of a broad and complex subject, recommend it as a fine textbook for anyone seeking to understand, both the history of the language, and how the linguistic and the literary interconnect in Early English writing.' - Catherine Batt, University of Leeds, UK
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415187435 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415187435 |
| Title | Essentials of Early English |
| Author | Jeremy J Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 266 |
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