Rapid survey of English literature given in most of Some extent the heritage of verse which our earlyĮnglish ancestors have left for us. Original form, but who wish nevertheless to enjoy to Translated to meet the needs of that ever-increasingīody of students who cannot read the poems in their These selections from Old English poetry have been POEMS FROM THE CHRONICLE The Battle of Brunnanburg 159 The Battle of Maldon 163 APPENDIX-PROSE SELECTIONS Account of the Poet Cædmon 179 Alfred’s Preface to His Translation of Gregory’s “Pastoral Care” 183 Conversion of Edwin 187 Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan 189 Anonymous Poems of the Cynewulfian School (1) The Dream of the Rood 108 (2) Judith 116 (3) The Phœnix 132 (4) The Grave 157 III. Runic Passage 100 (2) Selections from Elene 103 1. Cynewulf (1) Selections from Christ 95 1. Cædmon’s Hymn 83 Bede’s Death Song 84 Selection From Genesis-The Offering of Isaac 85 Selection From Exodus-The Crossing of the Red Sea 90 2. ELEGIAC GROUP The Wanderer 62 The Seafarer 68 The Wife’s Lament 72 The Husband’s Message 75 The Ruin 78 II. A Reed 54 Exeter Gnomes 56 The Fates of Men 58 3. EPIC OR HEROIC GROUP PAGE Widsith 15 Deor’s Lament 26 Waldhere 29 The Fight at Finnsburg 34 2.
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