Old English Literature in Its Manuscript Context by Joyce T Lionarons

Old English Literature in Its Manuscript Context by Joyce T Lionarons

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Examines the issues facing the textual transmission of Anglo-Saxon writings. Eight established scholars consider the ideas of textual identity, authorship and translation, and editorial standards and obligations. This work also features a scholarly exchange of ideas and photographs of the original Anglo-Saxon manuscripts.

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Old English Literature in Its Manuscript Context by Joyce T Lionarons

In Old English Literature in its Manuscript Context, editor Joyce Tally Lionarons has developed a multifaceted collection examining the issues facing the textual transmission of Anglo-Saxon writings. Eight established scholars consider the ideas of textual identity, authorship and translation, and editorial standards and obligations. This work also features a scholarly exchange of ideas and photographs of the original Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, making this essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Old English literature. The essays published in this text were originally composed at an NEH summer seminar conducted by Paul Szarmach and Timothy Graham at the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1997.
Joyce Tally Lionarons is a professor in the Department of English at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania, USA. She has been the president of the Delaware Valley Medieval Association and has served on the Executive Board of the Southeastern Medieval Association. She has also been a bibliographer in Studies in the Age of Chaucer and a member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Patristric, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies.
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ISBN 13 9780937058831
ISBN 10 0937058831
Title Old English Literature in Its Manuscript Context
Author Joyce T Lionarons
Series Medieval European Studies Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher West Virginia University Press
Year published 2004-09-30
Number of pages 254
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.