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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John D. Niles (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 10.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.652kg ISBN: 9781119071242ISBN 10: 1119071240 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 18 October 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsList of Vignettes vi Preface and Acknowledgements vii Abbreviations xiii List of Figures xv 1 The Impact of the Norman Conquest 1 2 The Discovery of Anglo]Saxon England in Tudor Times 49 3 British Antiquaries and the Anglo]Saxon Past 77 4 The Founding of a Discipline 1600–1700 109 5 A Period of Consolidation 1700–1800 147 6 The Romantics and the Discovery of Old English Verse 186 7 The Triumph of Philology 220 8 Old English Studies in North America 265 9 Anglo]Saxon England and the Empire 302 Afterword 378 Some Landmark Publications 381 Works Cited 395 Index 415ReviewsAuthor InformationJohn D. Niles is Professor Emeritus of Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. A past president of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists, he is the author or editor of a dozen books on Old English literature and related topics, including Beowulf: The Poem and Its Tradition (1983) and Homo Narrans: The Poetics and Anthropology of Oral Literature (1997). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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