Polecam książkę "The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature"' edited by Malcolm Godden & Michael Lapidge; Cambridge University Press (stan bardzo dobry).

Contents:

1. Anglo-Saxon society and its literature - Patrick Wormald;

2. The Old English language - Helmut Gneuss;

3. The nature of Old English verse - Donald G. Scragg;

4. The nature of Old English prose - Janet Bately;

5. germanic legend in Old English literature - Roberta Frank;

6. Heroic ideals and Christian ethics - Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe;

7. Pagan survivals and popular belief - John D. Niles;

8. Beowulf - Fred C. Robinson;

9. Fatalism and the millenium - Joseph B. Trahern, Jr;

10. Perceptions of transience - Christine Fell;

11. Perceptions of eternity - Milton McGatch;

12. Biblical literature: the Old Testament - Malcolm Godden;

13. Biblical literature: the New Testament - Barbara C. Raw;

14. The saintly life in Anglo-Saxon England - Michael Lapidge;

15. The world of Anglo-Saxon learning - Patrizia Lendinara;

Further reading;

Index.