Walmsley, John
Inside Old English: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell
Inside Old English: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell gives readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English.
- Consists of a series of original essays written by prominent specialists in the field in honour of the eminent Oxford scholar, Bruce Mitchell (co-author of the best-selling textbook, A Guide to Old English, 6th edition, Blackwell, 2001).
- Encourages readers to engage with the literary, cultural, intellectual, religious and historical contexts of Old English texts.
- Explores the problems scholars face in interpreting and editing Old English texts.
- Highlights the essential secondary literature for each topic.
Each of the contributors writes in a straightforward and authoritative style, drawing out connections between different contexts and pointing readers towards the essential secondary literature for each topic.
Keywords: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh LIT004120
- Author(s)
- Walmsley, John
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2008
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 320 pages
- Category
- Litterary Studies
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9781405153195
- Printed ISBN
- 9781405114837