The earliest English poems / translated and introduced by Michael Alexander.

3rd ed.

London : Penguin, 1991.

xxviii,148p. ; 20cm.

Previous ed.: 1977.
Bibliography: p146-148.

Michael Alexander has translated old English poetry into modern English and into a verse form that retains the qualities of Anglo-Saxon metre and alliteration. Included in this selection are the heroic poems such as "Wildsith", "Deor", "Brunanburn" and "Maldon" and passages from "Beowulf".

9780140445947 (pbk)

821.1
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English
English, Old (ca. 450-1100)

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