Essentials of early English : an introduction to Old, Middle, and Early modern English /

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'Essentials of Early English' is a practical and highly accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English. A bibliography is included and a glossary of key terms.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, J. J. (Jeremy J.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Edición:2nd ed.
Temas:
450-1700
English language > Grammar, Historical > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Grammar > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Grammar > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Grammar > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Anglais (Langue) > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Grammaire > Guides, manuels, etc.
Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Grammaire > Guides, manuels, etc.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
English language > Grammar.
English language > Grammar, Historical.
English language > Middle English > Grammar.
Historische Grammatik
Oudengels.
Middelengels.
Engels.
Englisch.
Altenglisch.
Mittelenglisch.
Frühneuenglisch.
Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Anthologie.
Einführung.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Description
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Describing language
  • 3. Old English
  • 4. Middle English
  • 5. Early modern English
  • pt. II. Illustrative texts
  • Sect. A. Old English texts
  • 1. The man who built his house on sand
  • 2. Abraham and Isaac
  • 3. From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  • 4. Daniel
  • 5. Caedmon's hymn
  • 6. From The dream of the rood
  • 7. From AElfric's life of King Oswald
  • 8. From Beowulf
  • 9. From Beowulf
  • Sect. B. Middle English texts
  • 1. From The general prologue to the canterbury tales
  • 2. From The pardoner's tale
  • 3. From The parson's tale
  • 4. From The Peterborough Chronicle
  • 5. From Sir Orfeo
  • 6. From Sir Gawain and the green knight
  • 7. From John Lydgate, A balade in commendation of our lady
  • 8. From The Guildhall letter-book (1418)
  • 9. From William Caxton's preface to his edition of The Morte Darthure (1485)
  • 10. From William Caxton's preface to the Eneydos (1490)
  • 11. From Sir Thomas Malory, The Morte Darthur
  • 12. A letter from Margaret Paston
  • Sect. C. Early modern English texts
  • 1. From Loues labour's lost
  • 2. From As you like it
  • 3. From The tragedie of King Lear
  • 4. From The tragedie of Julius Caesar
  • 5. From The tragedie of Hamlet
  • 6. From The tragedie of Richard the Third
  • 7. From The tragedie of Macbeth
  • 8. From the authorised version of the Bible (1611)
  • 9. From John Milton's Areopagitica (1644)
  • 10. From John Dryden, All for love or, the world well lost (1677/1678)
  • 11. From E.K.'s preface to Spenser's Shepheardes Calender (1579)
  • 12. From A letter of Syr J. Cheke (1557)
  • 13. From Richard Mulcaster's The first parte of the elementarie (1582)
  • 14. From George Puttenham, 'of language', in The arte of English poesie (1589)
  • 15. From The letters of Lady Brilliana Harley (1642)
  • 16. From The tryall of Ralph Hall and Mary his wife (1665)
  • pt. III. Bibliography, glossary and thematic index.

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