The texts in this reader include prose, metrical prose, and poetry, and represent a variety of genres (saints’ lives and metrical charms as well as heroic ver

This reader remains the only major new reader of Old English prose and verse in the past forty years. The second edition is extensively revised throughout, with

"With an expanded glossary and new readings"--P. [1] of cover.

Featuring numerous updates and additional anthology selections, the 3rd edition of Introduction to Old English confirms its reputation as a leading text designe