Book contents
- Frontmatter
- 1 Anglo-Saxon society and its literature
- 2 The Old English language
- 3 The nature of Old English verse
- 4 The nature of Old English prose
- 5 Germanic legend in Old English literature
- 6 Heroic values and Christian ethics
- 7 Pagan survivals and popular belief
- 8 Beowulf
- 9 Fatalism and the millennium
- 10 Perceptions of transience
- 11 Perceptions of eternity
- 12 Biblical literature
- 13 Biblical literature
- 14 The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England
- 15 The world of Anglo-Saxon learning
- Further reading
- Index
- Series List
Further reading
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 May 2006
- Frontmatter
- 1 Anglo-Saxon society and its literature
- 2 The Old English language
- 3 The nature of Old English verse
- 4 The nature of Old English prose
- 5 Germanic legend in Old English literature
- 6 Heroic values and Christian ethics
- 7 Pagan survivals and popular belief
- 8 Beowulf
- 9 Fatalism and the millennium
- 10 Perceptions of transience
- 11 Perceptions of eternity
- 12 Biblical literature
- 13 Biblical literature
- 14 The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England
- 15 The world of Anglo-Saxon learning
- Further reading
- Index
- Series List
Summary
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- Information
- The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature , pp. 282 - 291Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1991