Old English Liturgical Verse
Author | : Sarah Larratt Keefer |
Publisher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2010-05-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781770482098 |
ISBN-13 | : 1770482091 |
Rating | : 4/5 (091 Downloads) |
Download or read book Old English Liturgical Verse written by Sarah Larratt Keefer and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a student edition with full Glossary of Old English poems, from manuscripts dated between A.D. 975 and 1060, which are based on liturgical materials used in the Anglo-Saxon Church. Each poem is presented with both a semi-diplomatic and a modern critical text on facing pages. Detailed explanatory notes accompany the text of each poem, and an introduction provides historical, cultural, and liturgical background for this sub-genre of vernacular English verse.