John Walmsley INSIDE OLD ENGLISH First Edition Double Signed Bruce Mitchell

First edition first print hardback of INSIDE OLD ENGLISH: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell, edited by John Walmsley and published by Blackwell Publishing in 2006. Signed by Mitchell and Walmsley on the front endpaper. Numberline is a single digit '1'.

The book is in fine condition (black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine) with no significant wear. The book is in a fine unclipped dust jacket which also has no wear to speak of. Internally the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears or other inscriptions.

Gives readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English and consists of a series of original essays written by prominent specialists in the field in honour of the eminent Oxford scholar, Bruce Mitchell (co-author of the best-selling textbook, A Guide to Old English, 6th Edition. It encourages readers to engage with the literary, cultural, intellectual, religious and historical contexts of Old English texts. It explores the problems scholars face in interpreting and editing these texts. It highlights the essential secondary literature for each topic. Each of the contributors writes in a straightforward and authoritative style, drawing out connections between different contexts and pointing readers towards the essential secondary literature for each topic. 

295 pages including bibliographies and indexes

ISBN: 9781405114837

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