Sweet's AngloSaxon Reader in Prose and Verse
Sweet, Henry
ISBN 10: 019811169X ISBN 13: 9780198111696
Published by Oxford University Press, 1975
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The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001243949
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This popular reader--a standard since its first edition in 1876--helps students acquire a sound elementary knowledge Old English by studying of a rich variety of poetry and prose. Selections cover a wide range of dialects and genres, from an early Northumbrian form of Caedmon's Hymn and ninth-century Kentish charters to the complete texts of The Dream of the Rood and Wulfstan's Address to the English, with ample literary and historical notes.
About the Author: Henry Sweet (1845-1912) was a philologist, and is also considered to be an early linguist. He specialized in the Germanic languages, particularly Anglo-Saxon (an early version of English), Old Icelandic, and West Saxon.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Sweet's AngloSaxon Reader in Prose and Verse
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1975
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good