Review: A History of Old English Literature

Abstract

Introduction: Anglo-Saxon England and Its Literature: A Social History -- 1. Chronology and Varieties of Old English Literature -- 2. Literature of the Alfredian Period -- 3. Homilies -- 4. Saints' Legends / Rachel S. Anderson -- 5. Biblical Literature -- 6. Liturgical and Devotional Texts -- 7. Legal, Scientific, and Scholastic Works -- 8. Wisdom Literature and Lyric Poetry -- 9. Germanic Legend and Heroic Lay -- Conclusion: Making Old English New: Anglo-Saxonism and the Cultural Work of Old English Literature.