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The Cambridge Old English Reader

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Cambridge University Press, Apr 1, 2004 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 532 pages
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.
  

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Very good reader all around.
Only two complaints:1. The binding of the papervback is atrocious. It is on the low end of fair. Do not expect it to last ten years. That said, it is still serviceable.
2. Marsden provides too much help in the glossary and notes. Without figuring out what tense verbs are in, the verbal system cannot be learned. And M. always just gives the reader the answer. On the whole this makes the book more accessible but at the cost of encouraging mediocrity.  

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Written by my professor, a great sampling of Old English Literature, with many helpful notations and a glossary. Read full review

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Contents

Teaching and learning
1
In the Schoolroom from Ælfrics Colloquy
4
A Personal Miscellany from Ælfwines Prayerbook
11
A Divinatory Alphabet
13
The Moon and Tide
15
The Age of the Virgin
16
Medicinal Remedies from Balds Leechbook
17
For Dimness of the Eyes
19
Saint Eugenia from the Old English Martyrology
178
A Homily for Easter Sunday from Ælfrics Sermones catholicae
181
The Dream of the Rood
192
On False Gods Wulfstans De falsis deis
203
The Sermon of the Wolf Wulfstans Sermo Lupi
209
The Seafarer
221
Telling Tales
231
Falling in Love from Apollonius of Tyre
233

For Vomiting
20
For Dysentery
21
Learning Latin from Ælfrics Excerptiones de arte grammatica anglice
22
A New Beginning Alfreds preface to his translation of Gregorys Cura pastoralis
30
The Wagonwheel of Fate from Alfreds translation of Boethiuss De consolatione Philosophiae
37
Keeping a record
43
Laws of the AngloSaxon Kings
45
Laws of Æthelberht of Kent c 614
47
Laws of Alfred of Wessex c 890
52
Laws of Æthelred of England 1014
57
England under Attack from the AngloSaxon Chronicle annals for 98193 9958 and 10023
61
Bedes Ecclesiastical History of the English People
69
The Founding of England
70
The Miracle of Caedmon
76
The Baule of Brunanburh
86
The Will of Ælfgifu
92
The Fonthill Letter
96
Spreading the Word
103
After the Flood The Old English Hexateuch Gen 8618 and 9813
106
The Crucifixion The Old English Gospels Mt 271154
110
King Alfreds Psalms
116
Psalm 1
118
Psalm 12
119
Psalm 22
120
A Translators Problems Ælfrics preface to his translation of Genesis
122
Satans Challenge Genesis B lines 338441
130
The Drowning of Pharaohs Army Exodus lines 447564
138
Judith
147
Example and Exhortation
165
Bedes Death Song
167
Northumbrian version
169
Two Holy Women
170
Saint Æthelthryth from Ælfrics Lives of Saints
171
The Trees of the Sun and the Moon from the Letter of Alexander
239
Cynewulf and Cyneheard From the AngloSaxon Chronicle annal for 755
245
The Battle of Maldon
251
Beowulf
270
The Tragedy of Hildeburh Beowulf lines 10631159
272
The Slaying of Grendels Mother Beowulf lines 14921590
279
The Fight at Finnsburh
286
Reflection and lament
293
Truth is Trickiest Maxims II
296
The Durham Proverbs
302
Five AngloSaxon Riddles
310
Shield
312
Swan
313
Bible
314
Bookworm
316
Dear
317
The Ruin
322
The Wanderer
327
Wulf and Eadwacer
335
The Wifes Lament
339
Manuscripts and textual emendations
345
Reference Grammar of Old English
355
B Nouns
360
C Adjectives
373
D The use of the cases
376
E Numerals
379
F Adverbs
381
H Useful Old English
393
Glossary
396
Guide to terms
517
Index
526
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Common terms and phrases

adjectives aefter Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon England baer baes baet Bede beod beon-wesan beornas Beowulf bonne burh Byrhtnoth Christ Christian comp conj cwaed Cyneheard Cynewulf cyning daeg daet ealdorman ealle eallum Elfric emendations fela folc Godes haefde Hengest heora hine hwaet infl inflection instr king Latin m:Bla m:Blg maeg mannum manuscript mase mihte mlne ModE noun ofer Old English poem pr n pr2s pr3p prep prlp prls pron pronoun pt3p pt3s ptls sbj pr3s sceal scillinga subj swa swa Text trans translation verb vowel waeron waes warrior weard Wife's Lament wlde wolde word wyrd

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About the author (2004)

Richard Marsden is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Nottingham, where he teaches Old English, Anglo-Saxon studies and the history of the English language. In addition to numerous articles on Old English literature and language, he has published The Text of the Old Testament in Anglo-Saxon England (Cambridge University Press, 1995).

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TitleThe Cambridge Old English Reader
AuthorRichard Marsden
Editionreprint, annotated
PublisherCambridge University Press, 2004
ISBN0521456126, 9780521456128
Length532 pages
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