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Alexander makes accessible poems that cannot be understood by native speakers of modern English without significant time and effort. Poems that nevertheless form the foundation of poetry in English and provide a window on the Anglo-Saxon world, its history, culture and values. This collection, despi...
Review from TMR by Marya Demoor of Ghent UniversityThis is one of the best, most informative, most lucidly written histories of English literature which I have ever read. It is a fascinating read for both the general public with an interest in British culture and the more specialised readership of l...
Read this in two different college classes, the first with a terrible professor and I hated it, the second time with a wonderful professor and I loved it! There is something to be said for teaching style.
I'm afraid I can't say much about this translation, for want of personal ability to compare with the original text. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it. The structure was quite different of what I'm used to read in English, and this in itself made things more interesting in my eyes. It was high time ...
I remember reading this in high school. I think I might have enjoyed it more, if it were not for the complete lack of participation of my class mates. Meaning; just because I knew what "Thus swyved was this carpenteris wyf, For al his kepyng and his jalousye..." meant, I was frequently called on, mu...
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