The Composition of Old English Poetry (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780521030762
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; History - General History; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; History: World; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Medieval; Poetry; English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--; English language--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Versification; History / General; Literary Criticism & Collections / Medieval; Literary Criticism-English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism-Poetry; General
First sentence: Despite its diverse genres and wide-ranging subject matter, Old English poetry is often seen as a homogeneous body of literature.