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The Blackwell Encyclopaedia
of Anglo-Saxon England
Edited By: MICHAEL LAPIDGE, University of
Cambridge
JOHN BLAIR, Queen's College, University of Oxford
SIMON KEYNES, University of Cambridge, UK
Donald Scragg,
Publication Date USA: Oct 2000 / Format: 246 x 171mm,
6.75 x 9.75in
Pages: 560
ISBN: 0631224920
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"Lucidly presented, and in a form to look
simple, there is in this one index alone a vast array of information.
Who needs this book? Anyone with an interest in medieval England
will find much of value in it. The non-specialist reader could
find many new delights. The Anglo-Saxon specialist will appreciate
both the wealth of detail and the succinct generalities. The level
of authority assembled here is impressive and reassuring."
Times Literary Supplement . The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon
England is a major reference-work covering the history, archaeology,
arts, architecture, literatures and languages of England from
the Roman withdrawal to the Norman Conquest (c.450 - 1066 AD).
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Maintains and stimulates an interdisciplinary
approach to Anglo-Saxon studies.
Includes contributions from 150 experts in the field.
Accessible style and layout make the encyclopedia an excellent reference
tool.
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Contents
List of Illustrations.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
List of Abbreviations.
The Encyclopaedia Entries.
Appendix: Rulers of the English, c. 450-1066.
Index of Contributors.
Classified Index of Headwords.
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About the Authors
Michael Lapidge is Notre Dame Professor of English at the University
of Notre Dame.
John Blair is Fellow in History at The Queen's College, Oxford.
Simon Keynes is Erlington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
at the University of Cambridge.
Donald Scragg is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Studies at the University
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The
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language
2nd Edition
David Crystal
Published September 2003
506 pages 85 line diagrams 104 half-tones 27 tables 7
graphs 430 colour figures 53 maps
Paperback | ISBN: 0521530334
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language is one of
the publishing phenomena of recent times. Rarely has a book
so packed with accurate and well researched factual information
been so widely read and popularly acclaimed. It has played a
key role in the spread of general interest in language matters,
generating further publications and broadcasting events for
an avid audience.
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Its First Edition appeared in hardback
in 1995 and a revised paperback in 1997. There have been numerous
subsequent updated reprintings; but this Second Edition now presents
an overhaul of the subject for a new generation of language-lovers
and of teachers, students and professional English-users concerned
with their own linguistic legacy. The length of the book has been
extended and there are 44 new illustrations, extensive new material
on world English and Internet English, and a complete updating of
statistics, further reading suggestions and other references.
Contents
Prefaces
1. Modelling English
Part I. The History of English: 2. The origins of English
3. Old English
4. Middle English
5. Early Modern English
6. Modern English
7. World English
Part II. English Vocabulary: 8. The nature of the lexicon
9. The sources of the lexicon
10. Etymology
11. The structure of the lexicon
12. Lexical dimensions
Part III. English Grammar: 13. Grammatical mythology
14. The structure of words
15. Word classes
16. The structure of sentences
Part IV. Spoken and Written English: 17. The sound system
18. The writing system
Part V. Using English: 19. Varieties of discourse
20. Regional variation
21. Social variation
22. Personal variation
23. Electronic variation
Part VI. Learning about English: 24. Learning English as a mother
tongue
25. New ways of studying English |
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The Cambridge Companion to Old
English Literature
Edited by Malcolm Godden, Michael Lapidge
Published June 1991
314 pages 1 table 2 maps
Paperback | ISBN: 0521377943
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This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon
England, the period from 600–1066, in a collection of
fifteen specially commissioned essays. The Companion is aimed
at students encountering Old English literature for the first
time, who require clear guidance and orientation in an unfamiliar
field.
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The first
chapters describe briefly the political, social and ecclesiastical
history of the period and how poetry and prose developed and flourished.
A succinct account of Old English language provides beginners with
a guide to grammar, syntax and vocabulary. Subsequent chapters explore
such topics as Germanic legend and heroic ideals, paganism and fatalism,
the cult of saints and responses to the Bible. Important prose texts,
such as those by Bede, Alfred, Aelfric and Wulfstan, are covered
under these thematic headings. Poems such as The Battle of Maldon,
The Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood, are discussed
in detail, but in association with related texts, in prose as well
as poetry. A separate chapter is devoted to Beowulf, but aspects
of the poem are also discussed in other chapters. Finally a bibliography
lists essential editions, reference works and critical studies.
Contents
List of contributors
Preface
Note on the text
1. Anglo-Saxon society and its literature Patrick Wormald
2. The Old English language Helmut Gneuss
3. The nature of Old English verse D. G. Scragg
4. The nature of Old English prose Janet Bately
5. Germanic legend and Anglo-Saxon literature Roberta Frank
6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethics Katherine O’Brien O’Keeffe
7. Pagan survivals and popular belief John D. Niles
8. Beowulf Fred C. Robinson
9. Fatalism and the millenium Joseph B. Trahern, Jr
10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell
11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McGatch
12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament Malcolm Godden
13. Biblical literature: the New Testament Barbara C. Raw
14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England Michael Lapidge
15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning Patrizia Lendinara |
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Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age
John Haywood
ISBN 0500 019827
24.1 x 15.9 cm
Hardback
224pp
First published 2000
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The Encyclopaedia of the Viking Age uncovers the fascinating
story of the Vikings both at peace and at war. More than 400 copiously
illustrated articles present all aspects of Viking society, including
its history, laws and customs; its industry, arts and literature;
and its myths and folklore.
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Here you can discover
not only how the Vikings successfully and brutally conquered vast
areas of eastern and western Europe, but also how they dressed;
how they farmed; how they raised their children; how they buried
their dead; how they established trade routes to places as far away
as Constantinople and Baghdad; and how, eventually, they converted
from paganism to Christianity. This more balanced appreciation of
the people from the North emerged after late-20th-century archaeologists
discovered widespread evidence of peaceful Viking activity in the
fieldsof trade, craft, exploration and settlement, in contrast to
the historical image of the Vikings as bloodthirsty, marauding warriors.
Biographies of the leading personalities; maps and entries on the
Vikings’ settlements, a historical Introduction on the Viking
Age and a concise Chronology complete this invaluable reference
guide. |
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Heroic
Poetry In The Anglo-Saxon Period:
Studies in Honor of Jess B. Bessinger, Jr.
Edited by Helen Damico and John Leyerle
ISBN: 1-879288-28-1 Softbound 437pp
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Most of the essays in the collection were presented
at four sessions honoring Jess B. Bessinger, Jr., which took place
at the Twenty-Sixth Congress of Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo,
Michigan, 9-12 May 1991.
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Biographical Preface
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‘Beyond the great impact as a performer of early texts is
his extraordinary enthusiasm for his subject. He unambiguously loves
the early poetry in our language, and this passion carries deep
into all his work – into his writing, his teaching, and his
ongoing influence on all those who have the good fortune to be his
associates. |
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The
Recovery Of Old English:
Anglo-Saxon Studies in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Edited by Timothy Graham 2000
ISBN: 1-58044-014-2 Softbound 422pp
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The papers in this volume chart
selected major aspects of the progress of Old English studies from
their beginnings in the third quarter in the sixteenth century to
their coming of age in the early eighteenth. The book is both a
reflection of and a response to the recent expansion of interest
in the early history of Anglo-Saxon studies.
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Much more of the work
of the first generations of Anglo-Saxonists survives in unpublished
than in published form, in their annotations in the margins of Anglo-Saxon
manuscripts, in their personal workbooks, and in materials carefully
prepared for publication projects that ultimately foundered.
It is the special intention of the present book to bring such unpublished
materials, so richly remunerative of study, onto center stage while
also taking a fresh look at several of the published works.
Five of the papers here presented were first delivered at the Twenty-Ninth
International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University
in May 1994. They have been subsequently revised and expanded for
publication, and now incorporate the results of new research conducted
in the intervening period.
The other three papers have been prepared especially for this volume. |
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The Preservation
And Transmission Of Anglo-Saxon Culture:
Select Papers from the 1991 Meeting of the International Society
of Anglo-Saxonists
Edited by Paul E. Szarmach and Joel T. Rosenthal 1997
ISBN: 1-879288-91-5 Softbound 488pp
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The papers in this collection
represent the majority of those delivered on the conference theme
of the Fifth Meeting of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists,
22-26 July 1991 at the State University of New York (SUNY) Stony
Brook. |
These papers look
at the general theme “The Preservation and Transmission of
Anglo-Saxon Culture,” with special reference to North America.
The location reflected the story of how Anglo-Saxon Studies are
conducted in the United States and capitalizing on the renewed interest
in the foundations of historical disciplines, was to accommodate
both established and younger scholars. |
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Sources
Of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture
Edited by Frederick M. Biggs; Thomas D. Hill;
Paul E. Szarmach; E. Gordon Whatley 2001
ISBN: 1-58044-073-8 Softbound 548pp
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Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary
Culture is a collaborative project that aims to produce a reference
work providing a convenient summary of current scholarship on the
knowledge and use of literary sources in Anglo-Saxon England. |
This first volume
focuses on Abbo of Fleury, Abbo of Saint Germain-des-Pres, and Acta
Sanctorum while introducing the project as a whole, its aims, and
its methods.
Readers will find information on manuscript evidence, medieval library
catalogs, Anglo-Latin and Old English versions, citations, quotations,
and direct references to authors and works under appropriate subject
headings.
Discussions on source relationships accompanied by relevant bibliography,
weigh and consider differing interpretations and possibilities for
future research.
The extensive entry on Acta Sanctorum may serve in effect as an
introduction to hagiography in Anglo-Saxon England.
An international team of editors and contributors has written entries
for this project, which received substantial funding from the National
Endowment for the Humanities in its initial phases. |
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