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The Earliest English Poetry
A Critical Survey of the Poetry Written before the Norman Conquest, with Illustrative Translations
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eBook - ePub
The Earliest English Poetry
A Critical Survey of the Poetry Written before the Norman Conquest, with Illustrative Translations
About this book
The Earliest English Poetry (1971) offers a critical survey of Old English poetry, that is, of the vernacular verse composed in England from the seventh century to the Norman Conquest. It is a studied reappraisal of Old English verse by the light of modern critical scholarship.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- I. Germanic Tradition: The Settlers; Charms; Runes; Runic Poem; Heroic Verse; Influence of Christianity; Verse Form
- II. Continental Backgrounds: Widsith, Deor; Waldere; Finnsburg; the Sigemund lay; Wulfand Eadwacer
- III. Beowulf: the narrative; Scandinavian and Icelandic analogues; historical backgrounds; Christian influence; epic tradition; characteristic spirit
- IV. The Elegies: Wanderer; Seafarer; Ruin; Wife s Lament; Husbandâs Message; Elegiac elements in Beowulf
- V. The Riddles and Gnomic Verse: The Exeter Riddles; Exeter Gnomes; Cotton Gnomes; Gifts of Men; Fates of Men
- VI. The GĂŚdmonian Poems: Csedmon; the Hymn; Genesis A; Genesis B; Exodus; Daniel; Christ and Satan
- VII. The Signed Poems of Cynewulf: the poet; Juliana; Elene; Christ II; Fates of the Apostles
- VIII. Poetry in the Cynewulfian Manner: Christ I; Christ III; Guthlac A; Guthlac B; Dream of the Rood
- IX. The Religious Heroic Tale: Andreas; Judith
- X. Christian Allegory: Phoenix; Panther; Whale; Partridge
- XI. Minor Religious Poems: Solomon and Saturn; The Soul to the Body; Pride; Resignation; Counsels of a Father; Descent into Hell; Doomsday; The Grave
- XII. The Historic Battle Poems: Brunanburh; Maldon
- Appendix. The Old English Manuscripts; The Cynewulfian Signatures; The âStormâ Riddles
- A Selected Bibliography