В книге представлен подробный анализ старинных текстов в тесной связи с историческим контекстом описанных в них событий.

 

This 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.
An innovative and intriguing introduction to Old English literature.
Structured around "figures" from Anglo-Saxon culture: the Vow, the Hall, the Miracle, the Pulpit, and the Scholar.
Situates Old English literary texts within a cultural framework.
Creates new connections between different genres, periods and authors.
Combines close textual analysis with historical context.
Based on the author's many years experience of teaching Old English literature.