Complete Old English: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Old English, with Original Texts

Complete Old English: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Old English, with Original Texts

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Weight0.76 kg
Dimensions2 × 18.8 × 24.4 cm
Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1473627923

About The Author

Dr Mark Atherton is a Fellow of Regents Park College Oxford, a tutor of Old and Middle English and of the History of English. He is widely published on the subject of Old English, both from a linguistic and literary perspective; he is the author of numerous academic papers and several textbooks. He is also the author of There and Back Again: JRR Tolkien and the Origins of The Hobbit, and has appeared at several literary festivals, including the Oxford Literary Festival, in this capacity.

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A complete course on reading and understanding Old English, designed for absolute beginners, built around authentic texts and featuring online audio to aid pronunciation

Table Of Content

: Contents: Contents: Contents: Part I – Foundation: Part I – Foundation: Part I – Foundation: 1 A king must rule a country: 1 A king must rule a country: 1 A king must rule a country: 2 Say what I am called: 2 Say what I am called: 2 Say what I am called: 3 I promise three things: 3 I promise three things: 3 I promise three things: 4 The four season: 4 The four season: 4 The four season: 5 A certain stone: 5 A certain stone: 5 A certain stone: 6 Signs in the monastery: 6 Signs in the monastery: 6 Signs in the monastery: 7 King Cnut's proclamation: 7 King Cnut's proclamation: 7 King Cnut's proclamation: 8 Charters and writs: 8 Charters and writs: 8 Charters and writs: 9 Dedication of a church: 9 Dedication of a church: 9 Dedication of a church: 10 The translation of St Alphege: 10 The translation of St Alphege: 10 The translation of St Alphege: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire: 12 Love and marriage: 12 Love and marriage: 12 Love and marriage: 13 The king's duties: 13 The king's duties: 13 The king's duties: 14 The first English fiction: 14 The first English fiction: 14 The first English fiction: Part II – History: Part II – History: Part II – History: 15 The Alfred jewel: 15 The Alfred jewel: 15 The Alfred jewel: 16 Alfred and Guthrum: 16 Alfred and Guthrum: 16 Alfred and Guthrum: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid: 18 The legend of the Anchorite: 18 The legend of the Anchorite: 18 The legend of the Anchorite: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester: 21 Abbot Ælfric: 21 Abbot Ælfric: 21 Abbot Ælfric: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan: Part III – Poetry: Part III – Poetry: Part III – Poetry: 23 Runes: 23 Runes: 23 Runes: 24 The Wanderer: 24 The Wanderer: 24 The Wanderer: 25 The Seafarer: 25 The Seafarer: 25 The Seafarer: 26 The Beowulf manuscript: 26 The Beowulf manuscript: 26 The Beowulf manuscript: 27 Beowulf: 27 Beowulf: 27 Beowulf: 28 Beowulf and archaeology: 28 Beowulf and archaeology: 28 Beowulf and archaeology

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