Old English Wisdom Poetry

by Russell Poole

Bibliography and guide to scholarly literature on the genre of Old English wisdom poetry.

Wisdom literature played a crucial role in the evolution of traditional societies, contributing to the structure of society and to the acceptance of new ideas within a culture, a function that has become increasingly understood. Old English wisdom literature is the focus of this volume, which offers an bibliography of the scholarly criticism between 1800...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859915301
• ISBN13: 9780859915304
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.3" x 6.1"