The Cambridge Old English Reader

Posted on 09 June 2018 by Richard Marsden

The fifty six prose and verse texts in this major new reader of Old English, the language spoken by the Anglo Saxons before the Norman Conquest, include established favorites such as The Battle of Maldon and King Alfred s Preface to his Pastoral Care It also includes some less familiar works Modern English word glosses and explanatory notes are on the same page of the text Other features include a reference grammar and a comprehensive glossary The Reader is designed for undergraduate and advanced students. Free Read [ The Cambridge Old English Reader ] Author [ Richard Marsden ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The format of this reader is very good for beginners, I think, as well as for those who don t care much about the language The glosses of most words are right there on the side of the page, or else down below in footnotes when things get sticky, so even if your knowledge of Old English is small, you can get through some of the easier texts I ve been studying Old English for a couple years now, and I find myself getting pretty lazy while reading it, that I focus...Quite a big selection of texts, well glossed and with informative introductions The format, with the glosses on the same page, is helpful perhaps too helpful, as I relied on it quite a lot, and I won t have the glosses in...Great range of texts and information, but lacking in depth Still very useful.Written by my professor, a great sampling of Old English Literature, with many helpful notations and a glossary.loved itReally excellent resource for Old English Well glossed and a very easy to use format The selection of work is pretty robust as well.

English, Old (ca.450-1100)
09 June 2018

Richard Marsden