The First Poems in English (Penguin Classics)
Contributors: Michael Alexander (Editor, Introduction)
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: July 29, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780140433784
Subjects: Poetry anthologies: classical, early & medieval; Poetry; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Poetry / Single Author / British & Irish
Description: "This selection from the earliest verse in English contains poems from an age in which verse was composed and recited aloud, and remembered rather than written down." "Michael Alexander's beautiful translations preserve the verse forms of the original Old English. His new introduction to this revised edition traces the path of Anglo-Saxon literature and discusses the language and themes of each poem. This edition also includes notes, appendices, a glossary and further reading."--Jacket.