This Element Recovering Old English examines the philological activities of scholars involved in the recovery of Old English in the period between c. 1550 and 1830. This Element focuses on four philological pursuits that dominated this recovery: collecting documents, recording the lexicon editing texts and studying the grammar. This Element demonstrates that throughout the vicissitudes of history these four components of humanist philology have formed the backbone of Old English studies and constitute a thread that connects the efforts of early modern philologists with the global interest in Old English that we see today.
By:
Kees Dekker (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen The Netherlands) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 5mm
Weight: 144g ISBN:9781009371698 ISBN 10: 100937169X Series:Elements in England in the Early Medieval World Pages: 90 Publication Date:15 February 2024 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active