First Steps In Old English
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Author | : Stephen Pollington |
Publisher | : Anglo-Saxon Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781898281382 |
A complete, well presented and easy to use Old English language course that contains all the exercises and texts needed to learn Old English. The course has been designed to be of help to a wide range of students, from those who are teaching themselves at home, to undergraduates who are learning Old English as part of their English degree course.
Author | : Stephen Pollington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
A complete, well presented and easy to use Old English language course which contains all the exercises and texts needed to learn Old English. The course has been designed to be of help to a wide range of students, from those who are teaching themselves at home, to undergraduates who are learning Old English as part of their English degree course. The author is aware that some students have difficulty learning languages and that many have trouble with grammar. To help overcome these problems he has adopted a step by step approach that enables students of differing abilities to advance at their own pace. The course contains exercises designed to aid the learning process.
Author | : Stephen Pollington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 70 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
This short book does not aim to provide a grammar of Old English. Rather it suggests why the language is so fun to learn, and guides the beginner through some of the resources available from the Early Medieval world. The types of text surviving are discussed and a few guided exercises show how reading these is really no more difficult than studying Latin.
Author | : Henry Sweet |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Matt Love |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9781898281672 |
This is a new approach to learning old English - as a living language. Leofwin and his family are your guides through six lively, entertaining, topic-based units. New vocabulary and grammar are presented in context, step by step, so that younger readers and non-language specialists can feel engaged rather than intimidated. The author has complemented the text with a wealth of illustrations throughout. This volume is the first part of the course.
Author | : Albert Le Roy Bartlett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : English language |
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Author | : Bruce Mitchell |
Publisher | : Oxford : B. Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Anglo-Saxon language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert E. Diamond |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780814315101 |
This book makes learning Old English easy. It contains a simplified grammar, a minimum of phonology, well-chosen selections from Old English prose, and rich selections from Old English poetry. The texts are in regularized spelling, based on Early West Saxon, so that beginners will not have to wrestle with a shifting orthography. All texts come with facing-page literal translations. The prose selections include: "The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan"; "The Story of King Cynewulf of Wessex"; "The Wars of King Alfred against the Vikings"; and King Alfred's Preface to Cura Pastoralis. The poetry includes: Caedmon's "Hymn" from Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People; The Battle of Brunanburg; The Battle of Maldon; The Dream of Rood from the Vercelli Book; The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Wife's Lament, The Storm Riddles, The Panther, and The Whale from The Exeter Book.
Author | : Joe Allard |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 591 |
Release | : 2014-04-23 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 131786042X |
Beowulf & Other Stories was first conceived in the belief that the study of Old English – and its close cousins, Old Icelandic and Anglo-Norman – can be a genuine delight, covering a period as replete with wonder, creativity and magic as any other in literature. Now in a fully revised second edition, the collection of essays written by leading academics in the field is set to build upon its established reputation as the standard introduction to the literatures of the time. Beowulf & Other Stories captures the fire and bloodlust of the great epic, Beowulf, and the sophistication and eroticism of the Exeter Riddles. Fresh interpretations give new life to the spiritual ecstasy of The Seafarer and to the imaginative dexterity of The Dream of the Rood, andprovide the student and general reader with all they might need to explore and enjoy this complex but rewarding field. The book sheds light, too, on the shadowy contexts of the period, with suggestive and highly readable essays on matters ranging from the dynamism of the Viking Age to Anglo-Saxon input into The Lord of the Rings, from the great religious prose works to the transition from Old to Middle English. It also branches out into related traditions, with expert introductions to the Icelandic Sagas, Viking Religion and Norse Mythology. Peter S. Baker provides an outstanding guide to taking your first steps in the Old English language, while David Crystal provides a crisp linguistic overview of the entire period. With a new chapter by Mike Bintley on Anglo-Saxon archaeology and a revised chapter by Stewart Brookes on the prose writers of the English Benedictine Reform, this updated second edition will be essential reading for students of the period.
Author | : Mark Atherton |
Publisher | : Teach Yourself |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019-09-03 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9781473627925 |
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Old English offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate such canonical texts as Beowulf and the earliest version of the Lord's Prayer from a critical point in our history. Structured around authentic material, using online audio to aid pronunciation, and introducing both a grammar perspective and a full introduction to essential vocabulary, this course also features: -22 learning units plus maps and verb guide -New edition features key set texts in an Appendix, in a title suitable for classroom or self-study use -Authentic materials - language taught through key texts -Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Old English grammar and vocabulary -Culture insights - learn about the culture and religion of the Anglo-Saxons -Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progress Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.