Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780521030533
Subjects: Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; History: World; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Medieval; Poetry; English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100--Hi; English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism; History / General; Literary Criticism & Collections / Medieval; Literary Criticism-English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism-Poetry; General
First sentence: Representations of the natural world in Old English poetry, like the creatures described in The Panther, are difficult ryhte areccan 'to declare rightly', for their 'method of questioning' is foreign to modern minds.