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Books on: old english poetry

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Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry

Book by Jennifer Neville; Cambridge University Press, 1999

Subjects:

English Poetry--Old English, Ca. 450-1100--History And Criticism, Nature In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons and argues that the poetic descriptions were not a reflection of these conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons ...
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This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons and argues that the poetic descriptions were not a reflection of these conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons to define more important issues, such as the state of humanity, the creation and maintenance of society, the power of individuals, the relationship between God and creation, and the power of writing to control information.
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Select Translations from Old English Poetry

Book by Albert S. Cook, Chauncey B. Tinker; Ginn & Company, 1902

Subjects:

English Poetry--Old English, Ca. 450-1100--Modernized Versions

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

SELECT TRANSLATIONS FROM OLD ENGLISH POETRY EDITED WITH PREFATORY NOTES...but specimens of the better Old English poetry, translated, where that is...own present form. The best Old English poetry is, we believe, fairly represented...
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Doctrine and Poetry: Augustine's Influence on Old English Poetry

Book by Bernard F. Huppé; State University of New York, 1959

Subjects:

Augustine--Saint, Bishop Of Hippo--De Doctrina Christiana, Augustine--Saint, Bishop Of Hippo--Influence, Christian Poetry, English (Old)--History And Criticism, Christianity In Literature, English Poetry--Old English, Ca. 450-1100--History And Criticism, Poetry

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...Augustines Influence on Old English Poetry BERNARD F. HUPPE Professor...of the practice of Christian poetry in the Old English vernacular will be preceded...systematic study of the body of Old English poetry. The basic work on this book...
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Between Languages: The Uncooperative Text in Early Welsh and Old English Nature Poetry

Book by Sarah Lynn Higley; Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993

Subjects:

Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, In Literature, Civilization, Celtic, In Literature, Civilization, Medieval, In Literature, English Poetry--Old English, Ca. 450-1100--Criticism, Textual, Literature, Comparative--English (Old) And Welsh, Literature, Comparative--Welsh And English (Old), Nature In Literature, Paleography, English, Paleography, Welsh, Welsh Poetry--To 1100--Criticism, Textual

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...0-271-00876-8 alk. paper 1. English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100-Criticism...8 Clarity and Obscurity in Old English Poetry 221...Language and Violence in Old English Poetry Ann Arbor: University of...
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The History of Early English Literature: Being the History of English Poetry from Its Beginnings to the Accession of King Aelfred

Book by Stopford A. Brooke; Macmillan, 1892

Subjects:

English Poetry--Old English, Ca. 450-1100--History And Criticism, Poetry

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Anglo- Saxon poetry; and, moreover...modernise the old English thought...to induce English-speaking...love the poetry which their...wrote in old time, since...are very old, older than...Anglo-Saxon poetry, and may...when the English as yet kept...

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Journal Articles on: old english poetry

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The Composition of Old English Poetry

Journal article by Mary Swan; Medium Aevum, Vol. 67, 1998

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, The Composition of Old English Poetry (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The Composition of Old English Poetry by MARY SWAN H. Momma, The Composition of Old English Poetry, Cambridge Studies in Anglo...profitable contexts in which to study Old English poetry. Head sets out to `question...
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Representation and Design: Tracing a Hermeneutics of Old English Poetry

Journal article by Mary Swan; Medium Aevum, Vol. 67, 1998

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Representation and Design: Tracing a Hermeneutics of Old English Poetry (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Design: Tracing a Hermeneutics of Old English Poetry by MARY SWAN Pauline...Design: Tracing a Hermeneutics of Old English Poetry (Albany, New York: State University...profitable contexts in which to study Old English poetry. Head sets out to `question...
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The Exeter DVD: The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry

Journal article by Jane Roberts; Medium Aevum, Vol. 76, 2007

Subjects:

E-books--E-book reviews, The Exeter DVD: The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry (E-book)--E-book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...DVD: The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry. by Jane Roberts...DVD: The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry, ed. and comp. Bernard J. Muir...set of The Exeter Anthology of Old English Poetry, and edn 2000, 300.00 pounds...
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The Composition of Old English Poetry

Journal article by R. D. Fulk; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 77, 1998

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, The Composition of Old English Poetry (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Entire Library

The Composition of Old English Poetry by R. D. FULK The Composition of Old English Poetry, by H. Momma. Cambridge...complete edition of Old English verse, The Anglo-Saxon...Thus, I believe, poetry is ultimately, if tacitly...
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Chris Jones, Strange Likeness: The Use of Old English in Twentieth-Century Poetry

Journal article by Conor Mccarthy; Medium Aevum, Vol. 76, 2007

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Strange Likeness: The Use of Old English in Twentieth-Century Poetry (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Strange Likeness: The Use of Old English in Twentieth-Century Poetry. by Conor McCarthy...Strange Likeness: The Use of Old English in Twentieth-Century Poetry (Oxford: Oxford University...study of the debts to Old English language and literature...

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Magazine Articles on: old english poetry

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To Translate the Shaking: Contemporary Japanese Women's Poetry (and Coaxing It into English)

Magazine article by Malinda Markham; The Antioch Review, Vol. 62, Winter 2004

Subjects:

Japanese poetry, Japanese poetry--Analysis, Japanese poetry--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...comic books, advertising, poetry, and anywhere else they...words become adverbs in English. This is a problem, since...in all directions," as old friends might become...much more often than poetry in English does. I tend to want...
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The Irishman Who Translated Mexican Poetry

Magazine article by Jaime Perales; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 59, January 2007

Subjects:

Beckett, Samuel--Portrayals, Beckett, Samuel--Translations and translating, Paz, Octavio--Criticism and interpretation, Poetry--Translations and translating

Collections: Entire Library

...Translated Mexican Poetry. by Jaime...hundred years old last year. In...a bilingual (English-French) edition...his works into English; he did that...anthology of Mexican poetry at a time when...three years old and Paz was...samplings of Mexican poetry translated into English, especially...
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Why the Most Famous Welsh Poet Writes in English

Magazine article by Rosemary Markham; Contemporary Review, Vol. 264, March 1994

Subjects:

English poetry--Welsh authors, Poets--Attitudes, Thomas, R.S.--Attitudes

Collections: Entire Library

...physique somehow asserting itself in the poetry. A dilemma was their non-reactive behaviour...this way, as well as by himself writing in English, he implicitly challenged the adequacy of sitting tight in the Welsh language and old ways. At the same time, emotionally...
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An English Visionary: The New Year Will Bring the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of William Blake. Philip Pullman Explains How the Writer and Artist Has Inspired His Work, and His Life

Magazine article by Philip Pullman; New Statesman, Vol. 135, December 18, 2006

Subjects:

Blake, William--Criticism and interpretation, Blake, William--Works, English poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works

Collections: Entire Library

An English Visionary: The New Year...intoxicated by the sounds that poetry makes, I came across...beauty of the dusty old plant he sees in the...unlike anything else in English.What Ive come to cherish...like the words of the Old Testament prophets...
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England in Poetry

Magazine article by Allan Ramsay; Contemporary Review, Vol. 289, Spring 2007

Subjects:

English poetry--Criticism and interpretation, English poets--Works

Collections: Entire Library

...In place of the old village communities...collecting the best of English poetry between covers than...valiancy--of the old Roman "virtue" mated...England; c) love of the English countryside. It is...of pre-Reformation poetry, the mediaeval songs...

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Newspaper Articles on: old english poetry

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Ian's Poetry Circle; ...Inspired by the Bridge between Old World and the New

Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), April 30, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Circle; ...Inspired by the Bridge between Old World and the New. Byline: By SANDY...first prize and the opportunity to see his poetry immortalised in the developments streetscape...RiversideOne - which is being funded by English Partnerships and One NorthEast - will feature...
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Win an Eisteddfod Poetry Contest to Boost Your Funds in Welsh Monopoly

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 14, 2007

Subjects:

Poetry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...life, with one referring to winning a poetry competition at the Eisteddfod. And the...environment. The rule book is in Welsh and English. The company was aware there would be...Bridge) Whitechapel Road Cwm-sgwt Isaf Old Kent Road Cwm-sgwt Uchaf
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When Poetry Is a Matter of Life and Death; Books

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 13, 2006

Subjects:

Books, Poetry, Poets

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...criticism instead. Now, in ripe old age, Hills "creator spirit...memorable in the way that only great poetry is memorable, but sometimes...unappeased." Even in the idyll of the English landscape, which he evokes so...remoter than in life." Hills poetry is populated by ghosts: "The...
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Words in Motion Young Writer Embarks on Tour of Poetry Slams

Newspaper article by Mary Jekielek Insprucker; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 11, 2006

Subjects:

Poetry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...could first put thought to paper, 18-year- old Andi Kauth has been spinning words. In particular, her love of poetry has transported her into a literary world...and Loyola, where she hopes to major in English Education. However, for now shes playing...
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Forget Dentistry, I'll Be a Writer! ANTHOLOGY: Refugee, 10, Discovers Talent for Poetry

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), December 14, 2007

Subjects:

Poetry, Refugees

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...ANTHOLOGY: Refugee, 10, Discovers Talent for Poetry. Byline: By Barbara Goulden SCHOOLGIRL Mary Diana Ehue has only been speaking English for the past three years but one of her...anthology of childrens writing. The 10-year-old, who is known as Diana at school, was born...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: old english poetry

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Old Norse Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...poetry, in a vain attempt to promote and preserve the old techniques. As scaldic poetry declined, new forms rose to replace it, among them...developed, somewhat analogous to that in Middle English literature and used for much the same purpose translation...
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Restoration , in English History

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...attempted, although cautiously, to reassert the old absolutist position of the earlier Stuarts...consequent great revival of the drama (see English literature ). The drama of the period was...of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, and in poetry the Restoration is distinguished by the...
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Anglo-Saxon Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Poetry There are two types of Old English poetry: the heroic, the sources of...Christian. Although nearly all Old English poetry is preserved in only four manuscripts...heroic verse. The verse form for Old English poetry is an alliterative line of four...
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Exeter Book

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

EXETER BOOK manuscript volume of Old English religious and secular poetry, of various dates of composition, compiled c.975 and given to Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofric (d. 1072). See edition by G...
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Cynewulf

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

CYNEWULF kin woolf , koon , fl. early 9th cent.?, Old English religious poet of Northumbria or Mercia. Four poems have...Anderson, Cynewulf: Structure, Style, and Theme in His Poetry (1983). ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...

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