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Old English Literature: A Guide to Criticism with Selected Readings
Contributor(s): Niles, John D. (Author)
ISBN: 0631220569     ISBN-13: 9780631220565
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $93.81  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 829
LCCN: 2015040684
Series: Blackwell Guides to Criticism
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (1.50 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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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 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
  • Embraces the interdisciplinary nature of the field with reference to historical studies, religious studies, anthropology, art history, and more