Old and Middle English c.890-c.1450: An Anthology

by Elaine M. Treharne (Editor)

Spanning almost seven centuries, this anthology encapsulates thefoundation and consolidation of literature written in English, culminating in some of the finest works produced in English in thehigh Middle Ages.
New edition of this widely-used anthology of Old and MiddleEnglish literature
Now extended to include newly-edited versions of Old EnglishWonders of the East, of Poema Morale, extracts fromJulian of Norwich and Margery Kempe
Full translations are offered for the Old and earlier MiddleEnglish material, along with marginal glosses for the latertexts
A general introduction gives an outline of key works and thehistorical context in which they are written

Genres: Nonfiction, Classics, Poetry, Medieval, Reference, History, Language

896 pages, Paperback

First published April 14, 2000

Reviews

[Amy]

Had to read the Deed of Hereward the Wake for my Ecomedieval module
absolutely loved it!! fascinating and entertaining

[Carl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have gone back to this book a few times since buying it in Sweden seven years ago or so. Pretty nice collection of a variety of readings in Old and Middle English, with facing page translations of the older stuff. Serves a dual purpose for me, as a place to practice my own OE reading with a convenient "crib" right there, as well as a source of translations for my students in my reading and composition courses. Not what I would necessarily use if I were doing research on a poem, but a handy collection to have.

[Olly · Rating 5 out of 5]

The amount of interesting and unique texts that you get here, oh my!
Treharne makes it fun and sometimes more challanging to read and understand texts, with some having full translations and some just a vocabulary attached to a transcripted ( and that is not to all the words, just the hardest and oddest ones!), and challanges to learn to read Old and Middle English!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive anthology of texts from this period, very useful to students of Old English.

[Melissa]

Close reading poetry

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful reader, especially if you're taking a class on the subject.

[Lulu]

First edition https://archive.org/details/oldmiddle...