Overview

Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Old English offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate such canonical texts as Beowulf and the earliest version of the Lord's Prayer from a critical point in our history. Structured around authentic material, using online audio to aid pronunciation, and introducing both a grammar perspective and a full introduction to essential vocabulary, this course also features: -22 learning units plus maps and verb guide -New edition features key set texts in an Appendix, in a title suitable for classroom or self-study use -Authentic materials - language taught through key texts -Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Old English grammar and vocabulary -Culture insights - learn about the culture and religion of the Anglo-Saxons -Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progress Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.

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Author:   Mark Atherton
Publisher:   John Murray Press
Imprint:   Teach Yourself
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781473627925

ISBN 10:   1473627923
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   13 June 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

: Contents : Part I - Foundation : 1 A king must rule a country : 2 Say what I am called : 3 I promise three things : 4 The four season : 5 A certain stone : 6 Signs in the monastery : 7 King Cnut's proclamation : 8 Charters and writs : 9 Dedication of a church : 10 The translation of St Alphege : 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire : 12 Love and marriage : 13 The king's duties : 14 The first English fiction : Part II - History : 15 The Alfred jewel : 16 Alfred and Guthrum : 17 The Fonthill cattle raid : 18 The legend of the Anchorite : 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar : 20 Bishop AEthelwold of Winchester : 21 Abbot AElfric : 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan : Part III - Poetry : 23 Runes : 24 The Wanderer : 25 The Seafarer : 26 The Beowulf manuscript : 27 Beowulf : 28 Beowulf and archaeology

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Dr Mark Atherton is a Fellow of Regents Park College Oxford, a tutor of Old and Middle English and of the History of English. He is widely published on the subject of Old English, both from a linguistic and literary perspective; he is the author of numerous academic papers and several textbooks. He is also the author of There and Back Again: JRR Tolkien and the Origins of The Hobbit, and has appeared at several literary festivals, including the Oxford Literary Festival, in this capacity.

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