Complete Old English: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Old English, with Original Texts
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Weight 0.31 kg
Dimensions 2.4 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Paperback
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368
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2010-8-27
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Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

1444104187
About The Author

Dr Mark Atherton is Lecturer in English Language and Literature at Regent's Park College, Oxford University. A trained teacher, he has taught in Germany and Austria and has published widely in medieval studies and linguistics.
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The best-selling complete course for a fun and effective way to learn Old English. This ISBN is for the paperback book. The corresponding audio support (ISBN: 9781444104202) is also available. The book and audio support can also be purchased as a pack (ISBN: 9781444104196).
Table Of Content

: Contents: Contents: Contents: Part I – Foundation: Part I – Foundation: Part I – Foundation: 1 A king must rule a country: 1 A king must rule a country: 1 A king must rule a country: 2 Say what I am called: 2 Say what I am called: 2 Say what I am called: 3 I promise three things: 3 I promise three things: 3 I promise three things: 4 The four season: 4 The four season: 4 The four season: 5 A certain stone: 5 A certain stone: 5 A certain stone: 6 Signs in the monastery: 6 Signs in the monastery: 6 Signs in the monastery: 7 King Cnut's proclamation: 7 King Cnut's proclamation: 7 King Cnut's proclamation: 8 Charters and writs: 8 Charters and writs: 8 Charters and writs: 9 Dedication of a church: 9 Dedication of a church: 9 Dedication of a church: 10 The translation of St Alphege: 10 The translation of St Alphege: 10 The translation of St Alphege: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire: 12 Love and marriage: 12 Love and marriage: 12 Love and marriage: 13 The king's duties: 13 The king's duties: 13 The king's duties: 14 The first English fiction: 14 The first English fiction: 14 The first English fiction: Part II – History: Part II – History: Part II – History: 15 The Alfred jewel: 15 The Alfred jewel: 15 The Alfred jewel: 16 Alfred and Guthrum: 16 Alfred and Guthrum: 16 Alfred and Guthrum: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid: 18 The legend of the Anchorite: 18 The legend of the Anchorite: 18 The legend of the Anchorite: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester: 21 Abbot Ælfric: 21 Abbot Ælfric: 21 Abbot Ælfric: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan: Part III – Poetry: Part III – Poetry: Part III – Poetry: 23 Runes: 23 Runes: 23 Runes: 24 The Wanderer: 24 The Wanderer: 24 The Wanderer: 25 The Seafarer: 25 The Seafarer: 25 The Seafarer: 26 The Beowulf manuscript: 26 The Beowulf manuscript: 26 The Beowulf manuscript: 27 Beowulf: 27 Beowulf: 27 Beowulf: 28 Beowulf and archaeology: 28 Beowulf and archaeology: 28 Beowulf and archaeology

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