{"product_id":"9780631234852","title":"Old English Literature A Short Introduction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOld English Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Donoghue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature is structured around what the author calls ‘figures’ from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructured around ‘figures’ from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates Old English literary texts within a cultural framework.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreates new connections between different genres, periods and authors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines close textual analysis with historical context.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on the author’s many years experience of teaching Old English literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author is co-editor with Seamus Heaney of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: A Verse Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and recently published with Blackwell \u003ci\u003eLady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e is the John P. Marquand Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eStyle in Old English Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (1987) and is co-editor with Seamus Heaney of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: A Verse Translation \u003c\/i\u003e(2001).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 May 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631234852\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380531392652,"sku":"9780631234852","price":119.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631234852_5e72e575-5a33-4647-b5aa-2c0217d17f01.jpg?v=1780238215","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631234852","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}