An Introduction to the Study of the Anglo-Saxon Language |
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| Author:
| Carpenter, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4935-4833-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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An Excerpt from the PREFACE: This book has been prepared, to serve as an introduction to the study of Anglo-Saxon; it makes no claim to originality, but only aims to present in an elementary form the well-understood principles of Anglo-Saxon grammar. It is designed rather to- prepare the way for more advanced works on the subject, like those of Dr. March, than to supersede or come into competition with them. From its great age, it's wonderful continuity of development, and...
More DescriptionAn Excerpt from the PREFACE:
This book has been prepared, to serve as an introduction to the study of Anglo-Saxon; it makes no claim to originality, but only aims to present in an elementary form the well-understood principles of Anglo-Saxon grammar. It is designed rather to- prepare the way for more advanced works on the subject, like those of Dr. March, than to supersede or come into competition with them. From its great age, it's wonderful continuity of development, and the opportunity afforded for illustration by kindred dialects, the Anglo-Saxon offers a tempting field to the student of Comparative-Philology, and one which will amply repay any toil that may be bestowed upon if; but in order that the student may advantageously cultivate this field, a certain amount of preparation is indispensable; which preparation it is the aim of this book to afford.
The extracts for reading have been selected so as to gradually increase in difficulty. Beginning with ideas which are familiar, the student passes to those which are less readily apprehended, and then to selections which require more labor on his part. Anglo-Saxon poetry is, as a rule, quite difficult, and I have endeavored to lead up to these difficulties gradually, by giving both the prose and the poetic version of Boethius's Metres, thus acquainting the student with the poetic form without the difficult labor of translating wholly unfamiliar passages.
In making these selections I have been somewhat restricted by the elementary character of the book, but I have endeavored to admit nothing devoid of, interest.