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A History of Old English LiteratureISBN: 978-1-4051-2181-1
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360 pages
November 2004, ©2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Illustrations vi
Preface vii
Introduction
Anglo-Saxon England and Its Literature: A Social History 1
1 The Chronology and Varieties of Old English Literature 36
2 Literature of the Alfredian Period 48
3 Homilies 70
4 Saints’ Legends, by Rachel S. Anderson 87
5 Biblical Literature 106
6 Liturgical and Devotional Texts 120
7 Legal, Scientific, and Scholastic Works 148
8 Wisdom Literature and Lyric Poetry 164
9 Germanic Legend and Heroic Lay 193
Conclusion
Making Old English New: Anglo-Saxonism and the Cultural Work of Old English Literature 225
Notes 235
Works Cited 269
Index 339