Textbook
Old and Middle English c.890-c.1450: An Anthology, 3rd EditionISBN: 978-1-4051-8120-4
Paperback
896 pages
September 2009, ©2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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- New edition of this widely-used anthology of Old and Middle English literature
- Spans almost seven centuries, from the earliest writings in English to the time of Chaucer
- Encapsulates the foundation and consolidation of literature written in English, culminating in some of the finest works produced in the high Middle Ages
- Now extended to include newly-edited versions of Old English Wonders of the East, of Poema Morale, extracts from Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe
- Full translations are offered for the Old and earlier Middle English material, along with marginal glosses for the later texts
- A general introduction gives an outline of key works and the historical context in which they are written