Source of Wisdom: Old English and Early Medieval Latin Studies in Honour of Thomas D. Hill by Charles D. Wright, Thomas N. Hall, Frederick Biggs (Hardcover, 2007)
As one of the most prolific and influential scholars in the field, Thomas D. Hill has made an indelible mark on the study of Old English literature. In celebration of his distinguished career, the editors of Source of Wisdom have assembled a wide-ranging collection of nineteen original essays on Old English poetry and prose as well as early medieval Latin, touching upon many of Hill's specific research interests. Among the topics examined in this volume are the Christian-Latin sources of Old English texts, including religious and 'sapiential' poetry, and prose translations of Latin writings. Old English poems such as Beowulf, The Dream of the Rood, and The Wife's Lament are treated, throughout, to thematic, textual, stylistic, lexical, and source analysis. Prose writers of the period such as King Alfred and W rferth, as well as medieval Latin writers such as Bede and Pseudo-Methodius are also discussed. As an added feature, the volume includes a bibliography of publications by Thomas D. Hill. Source of Wisdom is, ultimately, a contribution to the understanding of medieval English literature and the textual traditions that contributed to its development.
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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-13
9780802093677
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86485034
Product Key Features
Book Title
Source of Wisdom: Old English and Early Medieval Latin Studies in Honour of Thomas D. Hill
Author
Charles D. Wright, Thomas N. Hall, Frederick Biggs
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
440 Pages
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Item Height
235mm
Item Width
161mm
Item Weight
810g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Toronto Old English Studies
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
Editor
Frederick Biggs, Charles D. Wright, Thomas N. Hall