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Ancient Privileges: Beowulf, Law, and the Making of Germanic Antiquity - Medieval European Studies Series 1st edition
Stefan Jurasinski
Ancient Privileges: Beowulf, Law, and the Making of Germanic Antiquity - Medieval European Studies Series 1st edition
Stefan Jurasinski
Recounts how the work of nineteenth-century legal historians influenced the editing of Old English texts, most notably Beowulf, in ways that are still preserved in our editions. This situation has been a major contributor to the archaizing of Beowulf.
193 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 21, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780937058985 |
Publishers | West Virginia University Press |
Pages | 193 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 12 mm · 303 g |
Language | English |
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