Beowulf is to English what the Odyssey and Iliad are to Greek literature ? the oldest example of vernacular literature of any substance not only in England but in the whole of western Europe. Since i
The Dream of the Rood is a poem that has entranced generations of scholars. It is one of the greatest religious poems in English literature, the work of a nameless poet of superb genius. Immediately
An introduction to Old English and a starting-point for the discussion of life and literature in Anglo-Saxon England; it offers seven passages suitable for weekly or fortnightly work; each page is acc
A completely new revised and enlarged edition of this classic survey of monuments in South-West England associated with the stories of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table: the castle of Tintage
Continues the series providing important Middle English texts in affordable editions for teachers and students of the language and literature. The anthology contains all the known material on the outl
