Description: Introduction to Old English, Paperback by Evans, Jonathan, ISBN 1603296530, ISBN-13 9781603296533, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This unique textbook teaches the Old English language, pairing grammatical instruction with Old English passages from historical and literary documents in chronological order and provides a summary of major events. Fifty lessons present translation passages from the Peterborough manuscript of the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle," Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, the Alfredian translation of the Universal History of Paulus Orosius, and other prose and poetic texts. Supplementary sections in each lesson provide additional lexical, historical, literary, and cultural information relevant to the translation passages, and the lessons are reinforced by brief exercises and advanced translation sentences. A section of twenty-six advanced readings features a generous assortment of poetry, including passages from Beowulf, The Wanderer, The Dream of the Rood, and The Wife's Lament. Th concludes with a thorough grammatical appendix as well as glossaries of linguistic terms, proper names, and Old English words.
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Book Title: Introduction to Old English
Number of Pages: 802 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Introduction to Old English
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: Study & Teaching, General, Translating & Interpreting, Linguistics / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 32.9 Oz
Subject Area: Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Jonathan Evans
Series: Introductions to Older Languages Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
