Bookshelf

| browse books |
books
 

| book details |

The Poetic Art of Aldhelm

By (author) Andy Orchard

| on special |

normal price: R 2 046.95

Price: R 1 944.95


| book description |

Aldhelm of Malmesbury has been described as 'the first English man of letters'. He was the first Germanic author to compose extensively in Latin metrical verse, and his Latin works were amongst the most influential in Anglo-Saxon England. Aldhelm can also be considered the best-read of Anglo-Saxon poets, in both senses of the phrase: he read most and was most read. In this first book-length study of Aldhelm's poetic art Andy Orchard traces the sources and models for Aldhelm's idiosyncratic style, as well as the nature and extent of his influence on later Anglo-Latin verse. Aldhelm's innovations in Latin verse technique are emphasized, in particular his special debt to the specific techniques of Old English vernacular verse.

| product details |



Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | Cambridge University Press
Published date | 14 Dec 2006
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 332
Dimensions | 228 x 151 x 18mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 491g
ISBN | 978-0-5210-3457-9
Readership Age |
BISAC | literary criticism / poetry


| other options |



Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 2 574.95
Price | R 2 445.95 | on special |



| your trolley |

To view the items in your trolley please sign in.

| sign in |

| specials |

Broken Country: AMAZON'S BOOK OF THE YEAR - THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

Clare Leslie Hall
Paperback / softback
320 pages


Enquiries only

An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?

The Quality of Mercy

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
Paperback / softback
384 pages
was: R 340.95
now: R 299.95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order

This is indeed a story of mercy and the redemption it offers.

The History of Man

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
Paperback / softback
288 pages
was: R 360.95
now: R 316.95
Stock is usually dispatched in 6-12 days from date of order

Emil Coetzee, a civil servant in his fifties, is washing blood off his hands when the ceasefire is announced.