Anglo-Saxon Verse
The Collected Poetic Works
Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Anthologies, British & Irish
| Author: | Anonymous | ISBN: | 9781628403879 |
| Publisher: | Bybliotech | Publication: | January 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Bybliotech Classics | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| ISBN: | 9781628403879 |
| Publisher: | Bybliotech |
| Publication: | January 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Bybliotech Classics |
| Language: | English |
The first Saxon migration to the British Isles arrived in 449AD, after which a flourishing culture developed (Anglo-Saxon) - only ending with the Norman invasion in 1066.
Of all the Anglo-Saxon art remaining to us, their poetry is of the very highest literary quality, and provides a fantastic source of information about pre-Christian Germanic history, myth and culture.
Invaluable to students of both history and literature, this ebook of Epic and Heroic Anglo-Saxon Verse provides the complete collection (alongside the separate Epic Beowulf)
The content on this ebook is as follows:
- Detailed Introduction
- Thorough Synopsis of each Poem
- Cynewulf's Elene
- Judith
- Athelstan, or The Fight at Brunanburh
- Byrhtnoth, or The Fight at Maldon
- The Dream of the Rood
This ebook has an interactive table of contents for ease of navigation.
The first Saxon migration to the British Isles arrived in 449AD, after which a flourishing culture developed (Anglo-Saxon) - only ending with the Norman invasion in 1066.
Of all the Anglo-Saxon art remaining to us, their poetry is of the very highest literary quality, and provides a fantastic source of information about pre-Christian Germanic history, myth and culture.
Invaluable to students of both history and literature, this ebook of Epic and Heroic Anglo-Saxon Verse provides the complete collection (alongside the separate Epic Beowulf)
The content on this ebook is as follows:
- Detailed Introduction
- Thorough Synopsis of each Poem
- Cynewulf's Elene
- Judith
- Athelstan, or The Fight at Brunanburh
- Byrhtnoth, or The Fight at Maldon
- The Dream of the Rood
This ebook has an interactive table of contents for ease of navigation.
