A History of English LiteratureHardin Craig Oxford University Press, 1950 - 697 pages |
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Page 103
... pieces , to be read to the congregation or to be perused in private by the churchman who needed material or inspiration for his services , are called homilies . Perhaps such a distinction is only confusing . It is , in any case , enough ...
... pieces , to be read to the congregation or to be perused in private by the churchman who needed material or inspiration for his services , are called homilies . Perhaps such a distinction is only confusing . It is , in any case , enough ...
Page 105
... pieces , arranged according to the calendar . Little need be said about these collections ; the type has been described , and the general literary level of the individual pieces is not high . Their significance is obvious . Perhaps an ...
... pieces , arranged according to the calendar . Little need be said about these collections ; the type has been described , and the general literary level of the individual pieces is not high . Their significance is obvious . Perhaps an ...
Page 113
... pieces in this category , however , can never compete with the Old English elegies . St. Bernard and St. Bede both warn us of what is to come : Doomsday , the last trump , and the sifting of the corruptible and the incorruptible ...
... pieces in this category , however , can never compete with the Old English elegies . St. Bernard and St. Bede both warn us of what is to come : Doomsday , the last trump , and the sifting of the corruptible and the incorruptible ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD 1 The Temper of the Middle Ages | 3 |
The AngloSaxons | 5 |
Some Fundamental Facts Relating to Old English Literature | 8 |
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