| Anglo-Saxon England Contributor(s): Godden, Malcolm (Editor), Keynes, Simon (Editor), Lapidge, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521038537 ISBN-13: 9780521038539 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Anglo-Saxon England is the only publication that embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture--linguistic, literary, textual, palaeographic, religious, historical, archaeological and artistic. Articles in the volume include "Cult of King Alfred" by Simon Keynes, "What use are the Thorkelin transcripts of Beowulf" by Johan Gerritsen, "Anti-Judaism in Aelfric's Lives of Saints" by Andrew P. Scheil, "King Alfred's ships" by M. J. Swanton, "Unfulfilled promise: the rubrics of the Old English proses Genesis" by Benjamin C. Withers, "The scribe of the Paris Psalter" by Richard Emms. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Europe - Medieval - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 942.010 |
| Series: Anglo-Saxon England |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6" W x 9" (1.46 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
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| Publisher Description: Anglo-Saxon England is the only publication that embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture--linguistic, literary, textual, palaeographic, religious, historical, archaeological and artistic. Articles in the volume include Cult of King Alfred by Simon Keynes, What use are the Thorkelin transcripts of Beowulf by Johan Gerritsen, Anti-Judaism in Aelfric's Lives of Saints by Andrew P. Scheil, King Alfred's ships by M. J. Swanton, Unfulfilled promise: the rubrics of the Old English proses Genesis by Benjamin C. Withers, The scribe of the Paris Psalter by Richard Emms. |
