Essentials of Early English: Old, Middle and Early Modern English by Jeremy J. Smith
A practical and accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English.
Essentials of Early English
Summary
A practical and accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English. Designed for literary or linguistic study, it presumes no prior knowledge of the History of English.
Essentials of Early English Summary
Essentials of Early English Reviews
'A godsend to anyone who wants to read and understand texts in more than just one older period of English. This is a highly readable, improved and enlarged second edition.' - Olga Fischer, University of Amsterdam
'It's engaging approach, its unpretentious scholarship, and its lucid exposition of a broad and complex subject, recommend it as a fine textbook for anyone seeking to understand, both the history of the language, and how the linguistic and the literary interconnect in Early English writing.' - Catherine Batt, University of Leeds, UK
Table of Contents
Preface Part I. 1. Introduction 2. Describing Language 3. Old English 4. Middle English 5. Early Modern English Part ii. A. Old English Texts B. Middle English Texts C. Early Modern English Part III. Annotated Bibliography Old English Glossary Grammatical Index
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GOR002774663
9780415187435
0415187435
Essentials of Early English: Old, Middle and Early Modern English by Jeremy J. Smith
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19990527
266
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