The Anglo-Saxon World

Posted on 22 July 2018 by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer, and The Seafarer, among other surviving Anglo Saxon poems are included in this book But, besides this, chronicles, laws and letters, charters and charms are also incorporated in the anthology Kevin Crossley Holland places poems and prose in context with his own interpretation of the Anglo Saxon world, in addition to translate them into modern English. Free Download The Anglo-Saxon World [ By ] Kevin Crossley-Holland [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Reading this book has been a lengthy business, because I keep returning to read passages and pieces that have become favourites within this lovely book especiallyThe RuinHence it s been a difficult book to finish I m not so much as a one time student of Anglo Saxon, let alone an experienced academic in the subject However, I do like the way that Crossley Holland comes over as such a genuine and talented enthusiast His website, does nothing to disp Reading this book has been a leng...Contains a large proportion of all Anglo Saxon poetry including Beowulf, the Dream of the Rood, Deor, the Wanderer, the Battle of Maldon and others.Some examples of riddles from The Exeter Book Riddles, extracts from law codes, Asser s Life of Alfred, wills, The Anglo Saxon Chronicle, sermons, letters, saints lives and ...A very good collection of quite a wide range of Anglo Saxon verse, including Beowulf and other, less known texts They re good translations, if I might presume to judge they re readable, they have good flow, and so f...The works in this anthology included every type of primary source wills, charters, epic poems like Beowulf , sermons, letters, etc I especially enjoyed the riddles, and the poems of the Battle of Maldon and The Wanderer The translations of all the works were excellent It brought a modern understanding to the ancient texts without seeming too modern I felt like Alfred the Great, Bede, and others even Canute were full of feeling and intelligence and tried to overcome huge obstacles like The works in this anthology included every type of primary source wills, charters, epic poems like Beowulf , sermons, letters, etc I especially enjoyed the riddles, and the poems of the Battle of Maldon and The Wanderer The translations of all the works were excellent It brought a modern understanding to the ancient texts without seeming too modern I felt like Alfred the Great, Bede, and others even Canute were full of feeling and intelligence and tried to overcome huge obstacles like a country wide lack of education and being continually raided by pirates from across the...A wide selection of poetry, epic battle literature, charms, letters, laws charters and almost everything else from the Anglo Saxon age.I have only read parts of the entire compilation of works in the anthology The content is hugely varied, ranging from Beowulf to letters from the Pope to Saxon Kings, and naughty riddles, including my favourite short poem The Wanderer in which a Warrior laments the loss of the brotherhood of his friends and fellowship of the Mead hall after the death of his Lo A wide selection of poetry, epic battle literature, charms, letters, laws charters and almost everything else from the Anglo Saxon age.I have only read parts of the entire compilation of works in the anthology The content is hugely varied, ranging from Beowulf to letters from the Pope to Saxon Kings, and naughty riddles, including my favourite short poem The Wanderer in which a Warrior laments the loss of the brotherhood of his friends and fellowship of the Mead hall after the death of his Lord.The versi...As an introduction to English literature, this is the place to start The Anglo Saxon Chronicle itself is an interesting document in that we have the beginnings of what life in England was like once Rome decided keeping that far flung frontier garrisoned was not in their interests And just like today when one military power leaves, a power vacuum is formed and everyone starts fighting to be top dog A few things to keep in mind when Cyneheard learns the king is visiting his mistress this is no As an introduction to English literature, this is the place to start The Anglo Saxon Chronicle itself is an interesting document in that we have the beginnings of what life in England was like once Rome decided keeping that far flung frontier garrisoned was not in their interests And just like today when one military power leaves, a power vacuum is formed and everyone starts fighting to be top dog A few things to keep in mind when Cyneheard learns the king is visiting his mistress this is not an affair as we think of it, but it s as a concubine Also of importance is the strength of family and blood The only trustworthy relationships are those of your own blood, everyone else is suspect Of course the stand out to an anthology like this is always Beowulf I had never read Beowulf before so I wasn t burdened with having been introduced to this work too soon in high school Why this is taught in high school is beyond me it s too complex...This is the book that got me hooked on the Oxford World Classics series, which has not yet failed to provide beautiful translations where even the densest language becomes clearly understandable, all the while still keeping the integrity of the original work The Anglo Saxon World gives a sweeping introduction into the literature of the Anglo Saxons while providing short commentary that places each work into historical perspective While the information is unfortunately is not in depth, it is ad This is the book that got me hooked on the Oxford World Classics series...An excellent compendium of Anglo Saxon literature in all its forms The age of the material means that much of it is short and or fragmentary, but this matters not as the editor has included detailed explanations of each and every text.The subject matter varies greatly There are epic poems here, noneepic than the complete BEOWULF, which forms the anthology s solid It was the first time I d read this age old classic and I loved every moment of it it truly is a heroic poem as gritty and e An excellent compendium of Anglo Saxon literature in all its forms The age of the material means that much of it is short and or fragmentary, but this matters not as the editor has included detailed explanations of each and every text.The subject matter varies greatly There are epic poems here, noneepic...I m not exactly sure you can give stars or thumbs up or whatever rating mechanism you may want to use to thousand year old poetry It seems to me if it s been around and studied and memorized and written about and dissected and cherished for a thousand years, it must be pretty damn good Crossley Holland s translations and explanatory notes about the poems and prose were great I don t think I would have made a very good Saxon, but I sure like their poetry It is beautiful dark and heavy Like I m not exactly sure you can give stars or thumbs up or whatever rating mechanism you may wan...This volume is a fantastic, readable translation of many different sources from throughout the genres in the literature of the Anglo Saxons, both Old English and Latin Crossley Holland has chosen wisely, giving us the entirety of some of the most famous poems Beowulf, Wulf , The Whale as well as a selection of The Exeter Book s riddles combined with letters and sermons and extracts from the Anglo Saxon Chronicle and even remedies The things that some may fined boring are represented This volume is a fantastic, readable translation of many different sources from throughout the genres in the literature of the Anglo Saxons, both Old English and Latin Crossley Holland has chosen wisely, giving us the entirety of some of the most famous poems Beowulf, Wulf , The Whale as well as a selection of The Exeter Book s riddles combined with letters and sermons an...

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22 July 2018

Kevin Crossley-Holland