Old English Prose of Secular Learning (Annotated Bibliographies) (Volume 4)

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by Stephanie Hollis

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An essential resource for scholarly research, this new series of annotated bibliographies covers Old and Middle English literature outside those major subject areas already served by existing bibliographies. Coverage includes editions of texts; manuscripts and textual studies; lexical, grammatical and stylistic studies; bibliographies and indexes; interpretive and critical studies; commentaries on metrics and versification. The Old English writings usually termed `secular' are particularly relevant to the development of cultural studies, especially the study of education and the assimilation of classical learning in the Anglo-Saxon period. The annotations of this volume cover the prose proverbs, dialogues and romances, the computistical texts and Byrhtferth's Enchiridion , as well as the magico-medical literature and associated texts (including the prognostics and the lapidary). TOM BURTON, Series Editor, teaches at the University of Adelaide. STEPHANIE HOLLIS and MICHAEL WRIGHT teach at the University of Auckland. The annotations of this volume cover prose proverbs, dialogues and romances, computistical texts and Byrhtferth's Enchiridion, as well as magico-medical literature and associated texts... will prove indispensable to all specialists in the field. --Medium Aevum An admirable survey of existing scholarship. --English Studies A work which ought to be on every scholar's shelf... the most useful work I have seen for years. T.A. SHIPPEY, MLR A splendid and indispensible bibliographical guide... a fascinating, helpful and highly instructive book which should be every serious scholar's first point of reference. ARCHIV (Andy Orchard) --Various Michael Wright is a Natural Sciences graduate from Cambridge University and a member of the Association of British Science Writers. He has authored, edited, and contributed to many books in the field of wildlife, natural history, health and the environment, including: Reader's Digest Facts at Your Fingertips, Scientific American How Things Work Today; Reader's Digest Book of Amazing Facts; and Britain's Wildlife, Plants and Flowers.

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