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Introduction to Old English by Peter S. Baker (2007, Perfect, Revised edition)
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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101405152729
ISBN-139781405152723
eBay Product ID (ePID)17069239227
Product Key Features
Number of Pages408 Pages
Publication NameIntroduction to Old English
LanguageAng,Eng
SubjectOld & Middle English, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year2007
FeaturesRevised Edition, Revised
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Foreign Language Study
AuthorPeter S. Baker
FormatPerfect
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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-027497
ReviewsIn its references to web-sites and computer-links, An Introduction to Old English is very much a book of the twenty-first century; and many of its novel features - for example the chapter on the grammar of poetry, or the appendix on common spelling variants - will be extraordinarily helpful to teachers and students alike."ichael Lapidge, University of Notre DameBaker's Introduction is the kind of book that students of Old English - and their teachers - have been waiting for for a long time."ugh Magennis, Queen's University BelfastThis is a truly outstanding textbook for today's student of Old English. Written in lucid and friendly prose, Baker brings the language to life in a manner that will inspire students."laine Treharne, University of LeicesterPeter Baker's Introduction to Old English offers an innovative combination of the traditional and the cutting edge. Beginning with the basics of the language, the chapters proceed through intelligently paced levels so that by the end the user is reading the most sophisticated literature in Old English."aniel G. Donoghue, Harvard UniversityThe fruit of years of sensitive, thoughtful and student-responsive teaching. [...] this work is a huge step forward in imaginative course design. It is accessible in manner and genuinely tries to address the needs of the modern student and teacher, taking them through a course step by step. [...] by far the best attempt yet to introduce Old English, and I enthusiastically recommend it to members."OEBI NewsletterPeter Baker's excellent new book, a combined grammar and reader, deserves to find a central place in the university teaching of Old English. It is unabashedly designed to be accessible to absolute beginners, but students who progress attentively through the whole book will in fact find themselves in command of a great deal of what makes Old English language and literature tick. [...] These chapters [on'Metre', Poetic Style','The Grammar of Poetry', and'Reading Old English Manuscripts'] constitute the real novelty of the book in their lucid summation of some essential truths that have rarely if ever been to clearly set out for beginners; the sections on poetry in particular deserve to be read by all students beginning the translation of Old English for the first time."otes and Queries, "Excellent introduction designed to provide reading knowledge ... He [Baker] constructs the book to encourage beginning students to start translating almost immediately" ( The Medieval Review , June 2008) "In its references to web-sites and computer-links, An Introduction to Old English is very much a book of the twenty-first century; and many of its novel features - for example the chapter on the grammar of poetry, or the appendix on common spelling variants - will be extraordinarily helpful to teachers and students alike." (Michael Lapidge, University of Notre Dame) "Baker's Introduction is the kind of book that students of Old English - and their teachers - have been waiting for for a long time." (Hugh Magennis, Queen's University Belfast) "This is a truly outstanding textbook for today's student of Old English. Written in lucid and friendly prose, Baker brings the language to life in a manner that will inspire students." (Elaine Treharne, University of Leicester) "Peter Baker's Introduction to Old English offers an innovative combination of the traditional and the cutting edge. Beginning with the basics of the language, the chapters proceed through intelligently paced levels so that by the end the user is reading the most sophisticated literature in Old English." (Daniel G. Donoghue, Harvard University) "The fruit of years of sensitive, thoughtful and student-responsive teaching. [...] this work is a huge step forward in imaginative course design. It is accessible in manner and genuinely tries to address the needs of the modern student and teacher, taking them through a course step by step. [...] by far the best attempt yet to introduce Old English, and I enthusiastically recommend it to members." (TOEBI Newsletter) "Peter Baker's excellent new book, a combined grammar and reader, deserves to find a central place in the university teaching of Old English. It is unabashedly designed to be accessible to absolute beginners, but students who progress attentively through the whole book will in fact find themselves in command of a great deal of what makes Old English language and literature tick. [...] These chapters [on 'Metre', Poetic Style', 'The Grammar of Poetry', and 'Reading Old English Manuscripts'] constitute the real novelty of the book in their lucid summation of some essential truths that have rarely if ever been to clearly set out for beginners; the sections on poetry in particular deserve to be read by all students beginning the translation of Old English for the first time." (Notes and Queries) "The new edition is a solid tool that both an independent student and a classroom full of students will find useful. The book's approach is balanced. It includes just the right amount of explanatory text ... while also offering ... grammar tools and exercises. The selection of readings is varied and exemplary. Much thought was put into the choice, quantity, and order of the other texts in the anthology. I would certainly recommend this book for an introductory course in Old English ... .Baker's new edition is a pleasure to read and would be a pleasure to use in the classroom." (Comitatus), "In its references to web-sites and computer-links, [An Introduction to Old English] is very much a book of the twenty-first century; and many of its novel features - for example the chapter on the grammar of poetry, or the appendix on common spelling variants - will be extraordinarily helpful to teachers and students alike." Michael Lapidge, University of Notre Dame"Baker's Introduction is the kind of book that students of Old English - and their teachers - have been waiting for for a long time." Hugh Magennis, Queen's University Belfast"This is a truly outstanding textbook for today's student of Old English. Written in lucid and friendly prose, Baker brings the language to life in a manner that will inspire students." Elaine Treharne, University of Leicester"Peter Baker's Introduction to Old English offers an innovative combination of the traditional and the cutting edge. Beginning with the basics of the language, the chapters proceed through intelligently paced levels so that by the end the user is reading the most sophisticated literature in Old English." Daniel G. Donoghue, Harvard University"the fruit of years of sensitive, thoughtful and student-responsive teaching. [...] this work is a huge step forward in imaginative course design. It is accessible in manner and genuinely tries to address the needs of the modern student and teacher, taking them through a course step by step. [...] by far the best attempt yet to introduce Old English, and I enthusiastically recommend it to members." TOEBI Newsletter"Peter Baker's excellent new book, a combined grammar and reader, deserves to find a central place in the university teaching of Old English. It is unabashedly designed to be accessible to absolute beginners, but students who progress attentively through the whole book will in fact find themselves in command of a great deal of what makes Old English language and literature tick. [...] These chapters [on 'Metre', Poetic Style', 'The Grammar of Poetry', and 'Reading Old English Manuscripts'] constitute the real novelty of the book in their lucid summation of some essential truths that have rarely if ever been to clearly set out for beginners; the sections on poetry in particular deserve to be read by all students beginning the translation of Old English for the first time." Notes and Queries, "In its references to web-sites and computer-links, An Introduction to Old English is very much a book of the twenty-first century; and many of its novel features - for example the chapter on the grammar of poetry, or the appendix on common spelling variants - will be extraordinarily helpful to teachers and students alike."Michael Lapidge, University of Notre Dame"Baker's Introduction is the kind of book that students of Old English - and their teachers - have been waiting for for a long time."Hugh Magennis, Queen's University Belfast"This is a truly outstanding textbook for today's student of Old English. Written in lucid and friendly prose, Baker brings the language to life in a manner that will inspire students."Elaine Treharne, University of Leicester"Peter Baker's Introduction to Old English offers an innovative combination of the traditional and the cutting edge. Beginning with the basics of the language, the chapters proceed through intelligently paced levels so that by the end the user is reading the most sophisticated literature in Old English."Daniel G. Donoghue, Harvard University"The fruit of years of sensitive, thoughtful and student-responsive teaching. [...] this work is a huge step forward in imaginative course design. It is accessible in manner and genuinely tries to address the needs of the modern student and teacher, taking them through a course step by step. [...] by far the best attempt yet to introduce Old English, and I enthusiastically recommend it to members."TOEBI Newsletter"Peter Baker's excellent new book, a combined grammar and reader, deserves to find a central place in the university teaching of Old English. It is unabashedly designed to be accessible to absolute beginners, but students who progress attentively through the whole book will in fact find themselves in command of a great deal of what makes Old English language and literature tick. [ ...] These chapters [on 'Metre ', Poetic Style ', 'The Grammar of Poetry ', and 'Reading Old English Manuscripts '] constitute the real novelty of the book in their lucid summation of some essential truths that have rarely if ever been to clearly set out for beginners; the sections on poetry in particular deserve to be read by all students beginning the translation of Old English for the first time. "Notes and Queries
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal429/.82421
Table Of ContentPreface How to use this book 1. The Anglo-Saxons and Their Language 1.1 Who Were They? 1.2 Where Did Their Language Come From? 1.3 What Was Old English Like? 1.4 Old English Dialects 2. Pronunciation 2.1 Quick Start 2.2 More About Vowels 2.3 More About c and g 2.4 Syllable Length 2.5 Accentuation 2.6 On-line Pronunciation Practice 2.7 Summary 3. Basic Grammar: A Review 3.1 Parts of Speech 3.2 Phrases 3.3 Clauses 3.4 Elements of the Sentence or Clause 4. Case 4.1 What is Case? 4.2 Uses of the Cases 5. Pronouns 5.1 Quick Start 5.2 More about Personal and Demonstrative Pronouns 5.3 Interrogative Pronouns 5.4 Indefinite Pronouns 5.5 Relative Pronouns 5.6 Reflexive Pronouns 5.7 Reciprocal Pronouns 6. Nouns 6.1 Quick Start 6.2 More about Strong Nouns 6.3 Minor Declensions 7. Verbs 7.1 Quick Start 7.2 More about Endings 7.3 More about Weak Verbs 7.4 More about Strong Verbs 7.5 Verbs with Weak Presents and Strong Pasts 7.6 More about Preterite-Present Verbs 7.7 D ôn, g 'n, willan 7.8 Negation 7.9 The Verbals 7.10 The Subjunctive 8. Adjectives 8.1 Quick Start 8.2 Strong Adjectives 8.3 Weak Adjectives 8.4 Comparison of Adjectives 9. Numerals 9.1 Quick Start 9.2 Cardinal Numbers 9.3 Ordinal Numbers 10. Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions 10.1 Quick Start 10.2 Adverbs 10.3 Conjunctions 10.4 Correlation 10.5 Prepositions 11. Concord 11.1 Quick Start 11.2 Subject and Verb 11.3 Pronoun and Antecedent 11.4 Noun and Modifiers 11.5 Bad Grammar? 12. Word-order 12.1 Quick Start 12.2 Subject-Verb 12.3 Verb-Subject 12.4 Subject . . . Verb 12.5 Correlation 12.6 Periphrastic Verbs 13. Metre 13.1 Alliteration 13.2 Rhythm 14. Poetic Style 14.1 Vocabulary 14.2 Variation 14.3 Formulas 15. The Grammar of Poetry 15.1 Inflections 15.2 Syntax 16. Reading Old English Manuscripts 16.1 Construction of the Manuscript 16.2 The Old English Alphabet 16.3 Abbreviations 16.4 Punctuation and Capitalization 16.5 Word- and Line-division 16.6 Errors and Corrections Appendix A Common Spelling Variants A.1 Vowels of Accented Syllables A.2 Unaccented Syllables A.3 Consonants Appendix B Phonetic Symbols and Terms B.1 International Phonetic Alphabet symbols B.2 Phonetic Terms Appendix C Further Reading C.1 General Works C.2 Grammars C.3 Dictionaries and Concordances C.4 Bibliographies C.5 Old English Texts and Translations C.6 Literary Criticism; Sources and Analogues; Metre C.7 History and Culture C.8 Manuscripts, Art and Archaeology C.9 On-line Aids C.10 One-line Amusements Anthology 1 The Fall of Adam and Eve 2 The Life of St Æthelthryth 3 Ælfric on the Book of Job 4 Cynewulf and Cyneheard 5 The Martyrdom of Ælfheah 6 William the Conqueror 7 Sermo Lupi ad Anglos 8 Ohthere and Wulfstan 9 The Story of C ædmon 10 Boethius on Fame 11 A Lyric for Advent 12 The Battle of Maldon 13 The Wanderer 14 The Dream of the Rood 15 Wulf and Eadwacer 16 The Wife 's Lament 17 The Husband 's Message 18 Judith Textual Notes Glossary References Index
SynopsisIntroduction to Old English is the leading text available designed to help students engage with Old English literary and historical texts for the first time. This new edition builds on the success of the original and includes an expanded anthology and new, easy-to-use glossary.The book 's rich pedagogy includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter, covering the foundations of Old English. Other features include "minitexts" for practice in reading the language, and a detailed introduction to meter and style that eases the transition from prose to poetry. The original anthology of 14 readings has also been expanded to include four new texts: lfric's Sermon on the Book of Job; The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry (1087) on William the Conqueror; The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan from the Old English Orosius; and The Battle of Maldon.Introduction to Old English is an essential text for all students encountering the field for the first time., Introduction to Old English is the leading text available designed to help students engage with Old English literary and historical texts for the first time. This new edition builds on the success of the original and includes an expanded anthology and new, easy-to-use glossary. Assumes no expertise in other languages or in traditional grammar Includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter Features 'Minitexts' to give students practice reading Old English Includes two chapters on syntax and three on reading poetry Provides a collection of key Old English texts, including 'The Wanderer', 'The Dream of the Rood' and 'Judith' Accompanied by the author's Old English Aerobics website featuring additional readings and exercises, ntroduction to Old English is the leading text available designed to help students engage with Old English literary and historical texts for the first time. This new edition builds on the success of the original and includes an expanded anthology and new, easy-to-use glossary.he book's rich pedagogy includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter, covering the foundations of Old English. Other features include"minitexts" for practice in reading the language, and a detailed introduction to meter and style that eases the transition from prose to poetry. The original anthology of 14 readings has also been expanded to include four new texts:Ælfric's Sermon on the Book of Job; The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry (1087) on William the Conqueror; The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan from the Old English Orosius; and The Battle of Maldon.ntroduction to Old English is an essential text for all students encountering the field for the first time.
LC Classification NumberPE135.B34 2007
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