ENGLISH

Poems of Wisdom and Learning in Old English

By Tom A. Shippey

Book information

Publisher
D. S. Brewer
Year
1976
ISBN
0874717892, 9780874717891, 0859910148, 9780859910149
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10229657 bytes)
Pages
VIII+152\166
Topic
Literature
Time added
2020-07-23 06:52:00

Description

The surviving body of Anglo-Saxon poetry includes a number of interesting but neglected poems which have only appeared in the volumes of the 'Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records'. Many of these 'poems of wisdom and learning' are not only attractive in themselves, but are important evidence for the Anglo-Saxon vision of life and art. This volume presents them with text and facing translation, and a general introduction. The twenty or so poems are divided into three groups - learning, religion, and history - and each group has a separate introduction; there are also notes on difficult passages. ABBREVIATIONS PREFACE INTRODUCTION 1 TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS Precepts 48 Vainglory 54 The Fortunes of Men 58 Maxims I 64 Maxims II 76 The Rune Poem 80 The Second Dialogue of Solomon and Saturn 86 Soul and Body I 104 The Descent into Hell 112 The Judgement Day I 120 NOTES 127 TEXTUAL VARIANTS 145 LIST OF REFERENCES 148

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