Reading Old English Texts focuses on the critical methods currently being used and developed for reading and analyzing writings in Old English. It is the first collection of its kind in the field and is a timely book, given the explosion of interest in the theory, method and practice of critical reading in recent years. Each chapter engages with current work on Old English texts from a particular methodological stance. The authors are all expert, but are also concerned with explaining their method and its application to a broad undergraduate and graduate readership.
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Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. to front: titles; contents; contributors; abbreviations; notes on the text & introduction. Reading Old English Texts, first published in 1997, focuses on the critical methods being used and developed for reading and analysing writings in Old English. The collection is timely, given the explosion of interest in the theory, method, and practice of critical reading. Each chapter engages with work on Old English texts from a particular methodological stance. The authors are all experts in the field, but are also concerned to explain their method and its application to a broad undergraduate and graduate readership. The chapters include a brief historical background to the approach; a definition of the field or method under consideration; a discussion of some exemplary criticism (with a balance of prose and verse passages); an illustration of the ways in which texts are read through this approach, and some suggestions for future work. Chapters include: 'The Comparative Approach'; 'Source Study'; 'Language Matters'; 'Historicist Approach'; 'Oral Tradition'; 'The Recovery of Texts'; 'Old English & Feminist Criticism'; Post-structuralist Theories' and 'Old English & Computing'. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi + 231. No Dust Jacket as published. library 'withdrawn' stamp to pre-title page. Includes index & suggestions for further reading. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Language & Linguistics; Old English Language; Anglo-Saxon English; Women & Feminism; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0521469708. ISBN/EAN: 9780521469708. Inventory No: 4991. Seller Inventory # 4991
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Reading Old English Texts focuses on the critical methods currently being used and developed for reading and analysing writings in Old English. It is the first collection of its kind in the field and is a timely book, given the explosion of interest in the theory, method, and practice of critical reading in recent years. Each chapter engages with current work on Old English texts from a particular methodological stance. The authors are all experts in the field, but are also concerned to explain their method and its application to a broad undergraduate and graduate readership. The chapters include a brief historical background to the approach; a definition of the field or method under consideration; a discussion of some exemplary criticism (with a balance of prose and verse passages); an illustration of the ways in which texts are read through this approach, and some suggestions for future work. Reading Old English Texts focuses on the critical methods currently being used and developed for reading and analysing writings in Old English. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780521469708
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