This timely introduction to Old English literature focuses on the production and reception of Old English texts, and on their relation to Anglo-Saxon history an

Anglo-Saxon prose and poetry is, without question, the major literary achievement of the early Middle Ages (c. 700-1100). In no other vernacular language does s

This innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls ‘figures’ from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow

This updated edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent scholarship and includes five new chapters.

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