The Old English Rune Poem - Maureen Halsall - Books - University of Toronto Press - 9781487592684 - December 15, 1981
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Maureen Halsall
The Old English Rune Poem

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This critical edition provides unique access to a work which has challenged scholars and students alike. The book is the first to deal fully with the poem as literature and to supply the runic background necessary for an understanding of the raw materials with which the poet was working.



The introduction offers a thorough discussion of the origin, development, and uses of runes before proceeding to the close examination of text, language, literary sources, style, and themes of the poem. Following the text and translation of the poem proper, detailed explanatory notes pay particular attention to the background of each individual rune and rune name, and the appendixes provide analogous material to assist in setting the poet's achievement into the runic context.



Since many of the sources necessary for an accurate assessement of the Old English Rune Poem are written in foreign or dead languages, modern English translations have been provided throughout to ensure that the poem will be accessible to students as well as to professional medievalists.



(McMaster Old English Studies and Texts 2)

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 15, 1981
ISBN13 9781487592684
Publishers University of Toronto Press
Pages 210
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 12 mm   ·   312 g
Language English  

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