Old English verse,

Old English verse, image
ISBN-10:

0091110319

ISBN-13:

9780091110314

Author(s): Shippey, T. A.
Edition: First Edition
Released: Jan 01, 1972
Publisher: Hutchinson
Format: Paperback, 220 pages
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Description:

Mr Shippey's book covers the whole range of Old English poetry: the heroic poems, notably Beowulf and Malden; the "elegies", such as The Wanderer and The Seafarer; the Bible stories and lives of the saints which mark the end of pagan influence and the beginning of Christian inspiration; the Junius Manuscript; and finally King Alfred. All the many quotations are translated.

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