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　　This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon

England, the period from 600–1066, in a collection of fifteen

specially commissioned essays. The Companion is aimed at students

encountering Old English literature for the first time, who require

clear guidance and orientation in an unfamiliar field. The first

chapters describe briefly the political, social and ecclesiastical

history of the period and how poetry and prose developed and

flourished. A succinct account of Old English language provides

beginners with a guide to grammar, syntax and vocabulary.

Subsequent chapters explore such topics as Germanic legend and

heroic ideals, paganism and fatalism, the cult of saints and

responses to the Bible. Important prose texts, such as those by

Bede, Alfred, Aelfric and Wulfstan, are covered under these

thematic headings. Poems such as The Battle of Maldon, The

Wanderer, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood, are discussed in

detail, but in association with related texts, in prose as well as

poetry. A separate chapter is devoted to Beowulf, but aspects of

the poem are also discussed in other chapters. Finally a

bibliography lists essential editions, reference works and critical

studies.

List of contributors

Preface

Note on the text

1. Anglo-Saxon society and its literature Patrick Wormald

2. The Old English language Helmut Gneuss

3. The nature of Old English verse D. G. Scragg

4. The nature of Old English prose Janet Bately

5. Germanic legend and Anglo-Saxon literature Roberta Frank

6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethics Katherine O'Brien

O'Keeffe

7. Pagan survivals and popular belief John D. Niles

8. Beowulf Fred C. Robinson

9. Fatalism and the millenium Joseph B. Trahern, Jr

10. Perceptions of transience Christine Fell

11. Perceptions of eternity Milton McGatch

12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament Malcolm Godden

13. Biblical literature: the New Testament Barbara C. Raw

14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England Michael Lapidge

15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning Patrizia Lendinara

Further reading

Index

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This book introduces students to the literature of Anglo-Saxon England, the period from 600–1066, in a collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays. The Companion is aimed at students encountering Old English Literature for the first time, and teachers who have no expertise in Old English but who require clear guidance in an unfamiliar field.