edited by JOYCE T. LIONARONS
West Virginia University Press, 2004
Paper: 978-0-937058-83-1 | eISBN: 978-1-935978-38-1
Library of Congress Classification PR179.T48O46 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 829.09

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

In Old English Literature in its Manuscript Context, editor Joyce Tally Lionarons has developed a multifaceted collection examining the issues facing the textual transmission of Anglo-Saxon writings. Eight established scholars consider the ideas of textual identity, authorship and translation, and editorial standards and obligations. This work also features a scholarly exchange of ideas and photographs of the original Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, making this essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Old English literature. The essays published in this text were originally composed at an NEH summer seminar conducted by Paul Szarmach and Timothy Graham at the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1997.