Hero and exile : the art of old English poetry
1989, 1st edition. London : Hambledon Press. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #393097
ISBN: 0907628915
Physical description: xiv, 240 p.; : 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: I: BEOWULFIAN STUDIES; II: THE OLD ENGLISH ELEGIES; III: THE THEME OF EXILE; Index. Subjects: Beowulf; English poetry Old English, ca. 450-1100 History and criticism; Heroes in literature; Exiles in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM European English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature; Civilization, Medieval, in literature; Elegiac poetry, English (Old).
Price: €60.00