Related Books

Runes and Roman Letters in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Victoria Symons
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-24 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book presents the first comprehensive study of Anglo-Saxon manuscript texts containing runic letters. To date there has been no comprehensive study of thes
An Introduction to English Runes
Language: en
Pages: 278
Authors: Raymond Ian Page
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Boydell Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Introduction to the use of runes as a practical script for a variety of purposes in Anglo-Saxon England. Runes are quite frequently mentioned in modern writings
Reading the Runes in Old English and Old Norse Poetry
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Thomas Birkett
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-03-27 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Reading the Runes in Old English and Old Norse Poetry is the first book-length study to compare responses to runic heritage in the literature of Anglo-Saxon Eng
A Material History of Medieval and Early Modern Ciphers
Language: en
Pages: 286
Authors: Katherine Ellison
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-14 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The first cultural history of early modern cryptography, this collection brings together scholars in history, literature, music, the arts, mathematics, and comp
Humour in Old English Literature
Language: en
Pages: 294
Authors: Jonathan Wilcox
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-10-02 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Humour in Old English Literature deploys modern theories of humour to explore the style and content of surviving writing from early medieval England. The book a