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Book Summary
This selection of the earliest poems in English comprises works from an age in
which verse was not written down, but recited aloud and remembered. Heroic poems
celebrate courage, loyalty and strength, in excerpts from Beowulf and in The
Battle of Brunanburgh, depicting King Athelstan's defeat of his northern enemies
in 937 AD, while The Wanderer and The Seafarer reflect on exile, loss and
destiny. The Gnomic Verses are proverbs on the natural order of life, and the
Exeter Riddles are witty linguistic puzzles. Love elegies include emotional
speeches from an abandoned wife and separated lovers, and devotional poems
include a vision of Christ's cross in The
- ISBN-13
- 9780140433784
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (USA)
- Publishing Date
- 2008-08-01
- Product Edition
- Reprint
- Total Pages
- 176
The First Poems In English
by Michael Alexander (Author),
Penguin Group (USA) (Publisher)
fictionfantasyyoung adultaward winning
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Book Summary
This selection of the earliest poems in English comprises works from an age in
which verse was not written down, but recited aloud and remembered. Heroic poems
celebrate courage, loyalty and strength, in excerpts from Beowulf and in The
Battle of Brunanburgh, depicting King Athelstan's defeat of his northern enemies
in 937 AD, while The Wanderer and The Seafarer reflect on exile, loss and
destiny. The Gnomic Verses are proverbs on the natural order of life, and the
Exeter Riddles are witty linguistic puzzles. Love elegies include emotional
speeches from an abandoned wife and separated lovers, and devotional poems
include a vision of Christ's cross in The
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9780140433784
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (USA)
- Publishing Date
- 2008-08-01
- Product Edition
- Reprint
- Total Pages
- 176