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Andreas: An Edition (Paperback, Bilingual edition)
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Andreas: An Edition (Paperback, Bilingual edition)
Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies
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This is the first edition of Andreas for 55 years, also the first
to present the Anglo-Saxon, or rather Old English, text with a
parallel Modern English poetic translation. The book aims not only
to provide both students and scholars with an up-to-date text and
introduction and notes, but also to reconfirm the canonical merit
of Andreas as one of the longest and most important works in Old
English literature. The introduction to our text is substantial,
re-positioning this poem in respect of nearly six decades' progress
in the palaeography, sources and analogues, language, metrics,
literary criticism and archaeology of Andreas. The book argues that
the poet was Mercian, that he was making ironic reference to
Beowulf and that his story of St Andrew converting pagan
Mermedonian cannibals was coloured by King Alfred's wars against
the Danes (871-9, 885-6, 892-6). Andreas is here dated to Alfred's
later reign with such analysis of contexts in history and ideology
that the author's name is also hypothesized. The Old English text
and Modern English translation of Andreas are presented in a
split-page format, allowing students at whatever level of
familiarity with the Anglo-Saxon vernacular to gain a direct access
to the poem in close to its original form. The translation follows
the poem's word order and style, allowing modern readers to feel
the imagination, ideology and humour of Andreas as closely as
possible. The text of the Old English poem is accompanied by a full
set of supporting notes, and a glossary representing the
translation.
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