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03051aam a22004218a 4500 001 93E124D409D711E183938E966AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20111108010158 008 101027s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010046162 020 $a 0521734657 (paperback) 020 $a 9780521734653 (paperback) 020 $a 0521519470 (hardback) 020 $a 9780521519472 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)677975462 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d ERASA $d BWX $d IUL $d UKMGB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR173 $b .M34 2011 082 00 $a 829.09 $2 22 084 $a LIT004120 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Magennis, Hugh. 245 1 $a The Cambridge introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature / $c Hugh Magennis. 260 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2011. 300 $a xii, 217 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Cambridge introductions to literature 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-211) and index. 505 0 $a Chapter 1. Approaching Anglo-Saxon literature -- chapter 2. Developing literary traditions -- chapter 3. Varieties of narrative -- chapter 4. Belief, knowledge, experience: some non-narrative strands -- chapter 5. Anglo-Saxon afterlives, medieval to modern: later uses and appropriations of Anglo-Saxon writings -- Appendix: resources for studying Anglo-Saxon literature. 520 $a "An approachable and stimulating introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature, this book provides indispensable guidance for students on this important and rewarding area of literary studies. The chapters are clearly organised by topic and significant attention is paid to key individual works, including Beowulf, The Seafarer and writings by Bede. All textual quotations are translated into modern English, with the original language texts carefully explained. The Introduction synthesises and develops dominant approaches to Anglo-Saxon literature today, integrating Old English and Latin traditions, and placing the literature in larger historical and theoretical contexts. The structure, style and layout is attractive and user-friendly, including illustrative figures and textboxes, and Magennis provides guidance on resources for studying Anglo-Saxon literature, informing the reader of opportunities for investigating the subject further. Overall, the book enables a thorough understanding and appreciation of artful and eloquent works from a distant past, which still speak powerfully to people today"-- Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a English literature $y Old English, ca. 450-1100 $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature. 650 0 $a Civilization, Medieval, in literature. 650 7 $a LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh $2 bisacsh 830 0 $a Cambridge introductions to literature. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171228020544.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825093721.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20111108012704.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=93E124D409D711E183938E966AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search