The First Poems in English
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- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2008
Summary
This selection of the earliest poems in English comprises works from an age in which verse was not written down, but recited aloud and remembered.
Heroic poems celebrate courage, loyalty and strength, in excerpts from Beowulf and in The Battle of Brunanburgh, depicting King Athelstan’s defeat of his northern enemies in 937 AD.
The Wanderer and The Seafarer reflect on exile, loss and destiny. The Gnomic Verses are proverbs on the nat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140433784 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140433783 |
| Author: | Michael Alexander |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 126g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 133mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Michael Alexander is much the best translator from Old English. His Penguin Beowulf is much to be recommended, but so too is the volume entitled The First Poems in English
Michael Alexander is much the best translator from Old English. His Penguin Beowulf is much to be recommended, but so too is the volume entitled The First Poems in English – A.N. Wilson
About The Author
Michael Alexander
Michael Alexander is Professor of English at the University of St Andrews. He is the translator and editor of:
- Beowulf: A Verse Translation
- Beowulf: A Glossed Text
- Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales: The First Fragment
- The Earliest English Poems
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