Old English Prose Basic Readings
Synopsis
With the decline of formalism and its predilection for Old English poetry, Old English prose is leaving the periphery and moving into the center of literary and cultural discussion. The extensive corpus of Old English prose lends many texts of various kinds to the current debates over literary theory and its multiple manifestations. The purpose of this collection is to assist the growing interest in Old English prose by providing essays that help establish the foundations for considered study and offer models and examples of special studies. Both retrospective and current in its examples, this collection can serve as a "first book" for an introduction to study, particularly suitable for courses that seek to entertain such issues as authorship, texts and textuality, source criticism, genre, and forms of historical criticism as a significant part of a broad, cultural teaching (and research) plan.Book details
- Series:
- Basic Readings in Anglo-Saxon England (Book 5)
- Author:
- Paul E. Szarmach, Deborah A. Oosterhouse
- ISBN:
- 9781317947608
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781315862071, 9780815303053, 9781138883635
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Pages:
- 552
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Grades:
- College Freshman
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2023-09-06
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2001
- Copyright by:
- Paul E. Szarmach
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- History, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction