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Essentials of early English

Author: J J Smith
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
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"Essentials of Early English is a practical introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English."--BOOK JACKET. "Designed specifically as a handbook for students beginning the study of early English language, whether for linguistic or literary purposes, it presumes little or no prior knowledge of the history of English."--BOOK JACKET.
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Genre/Form: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: J J Smith
ISBN: 0415187427 9780415187428 0415187435 9780415187435
OCLC Number: 40180922
Description: xiv, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Pt. I. Descriptive Material. 1. Introduction. 2. Describing language. 3. Old English. 4. Middle English. 5. Early Modern English --
Pt. II. Illustrative Texts. Sect. A. Old English Texts. 1. The Man Who Built His House on Sand. 2. Abraham and Isaac. 3. From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 4. Daniel. 5. Caedmon's Hymn. 6. From The Dream of the Rood. 7. From AElfric's Life of King Oswald. 8. From Beowulf. Sect. B. Middle English texts. 1. From The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. 2. From The Pardoner's Tale. 3. From The Parson's Tale. 4. From The Peterborough Chronicle. 5. From Sir Orfeo. 6. From Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. 7. From William Caxton's Preface to his edition of the Morte Darthure.
Responsibility: Jeremy J. Smith.
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