Old English Grammar and Reader

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Author: Robert E. Diamond

ISBN-10: 0814315100

ISBN-13: 9780814315101

Category: Poetry - Literary Criticism

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";...

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'An excellent introduction to Old English. The reader is complete with excellent translations; and the grammar part is clear and suitable for an undergraduate or graduate student.