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The Complete Old English Poems

The Complete Old English Poems( )
Translator: Williamson, Craig
Introduction by: Shippey, Tom
Series title:The Middle Ages Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8122-4847-0
Publication Date:Mar 2017
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $150.00
Book Description:

Now for the first time, the entire Old English poetic corpus is rendered into modern strong-stress, alliterative verse in a masterful translation by Craig Williamson. The Complete Old English Poems also features his essay on translation and Tom Shippey's introduction on the literary scope and vision of these timeless poems.

Book Details
Pages:1248
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / Medieval
Poetry / Subjects & Themes / General
Humor / Form / Jokes & Riddles
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.318 x 9.516 x 2.414 Inches
Book Weight:4.149 Pounds
Author Biography
(Translator)
Tom Shippey taught at Oxford University at the same time as J. R. R. Tolkien & with the same syllabus, which gives him an intimate familiarity with the works that fueled Tolkien's imagination. He subsequently held the chair of English language & medieval literature at Leeds University that Tolkien had previously held. He currently holds the Walter J. Ong Chair of Humanities at St. Louis University in Missouri.

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