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Discover the wellspring of English poetry in these ancient verses.
A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse
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256 pages
- Release Date
23 September 2015
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Summary
A Choice of Anglo-Saxon Verse contains the Old English texts of all the major short poems, such as ‘The Battle of Maldon’, ‘The Dream of the Rood’, ‘The Wanderer’ and ‘The Seafarer’, as well as a generous representation of the many important fragments, riddles and gnomic verses that survive from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, with facing-page verse translations. These poems are the well-spring of the English poetic tradition, and this anthology provides a unique window into the mind an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571325399 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0571325394 |
| Author: | Richard Hamer |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 23 September 2015 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 196mm |
| Series: | Faber Poetry |
| Audience Age: | 7-9 |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
130 × 196 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Richard Hamer
Richard Hamer is Tutor in English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford.
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