The Textuality of Old English Poetry (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780521032704
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; History: World; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Poetry; English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Cr; English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Criticism, Textual; History / General; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Literary Criticism-English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; General
First sentence: The modern reader knows Old English poetry as a discrete number of poems, each of which has a title (in all cases, inserted by modern editors), a definite beginning (even if it has been lost), a middle and an end (which may again be lost but which still exists as a supposed structural element).