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The Old English poem Seasons for fasting : a critical edition /
"Seasons for Fasting, a late Old English poem probably composed in the early eleventh century, focuses on proper fasting observances in England. This poem, composed in eight-line stanzas, survives only in a sixteenth-century transcript made by the antiquary Laurence Nowell. With its topics, voc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Old English |
| Publicado: |
Morgantown [West Virginia] :
West Virginia University Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Medieval European studies ;
15. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Short Titles and Other Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Description of The Poem
- Manuscripts and Editions
- Metrical and Linguistic Features
- Sources and Influences
- Style and Structure
- Principles of This Edition
- Seasons for Fasting
- Text
- Translation
- Commentary
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index to Manuscripts
- Index