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Inside Old English: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell
John Walmsley (Editor)
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1483-7
Hardcover
320 pages
March 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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Inside Old English: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell gives readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English.

* Consists of a series of original essays written by prominent specialists in the field in honour of the eminent Oxford scholar, Bruce Mitchell (co-author of the best-selling textbook, A Guide to Old English, 6th edition, Blackwell, 2001).

* Encourages readers to engage with the literary, cultural, intellectual, religious and historical contexts of Old English texts.

* Explores the problems scholars face in interpreting and editing Old English texts.

* Highlights the essential secondary literature for each topic.

Each of the contributors writes in a straightforward and authoritative style, drawing out connections between different contexts and pointing readers towards the essential secondary literature for each topic.