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Title

Old English scholarship in England from 1566-1800, by Eleanor N. Adams.

Author

Adams, Eleanor Nathalie.

Publication

[Hamden, Conn.] Archon Books, 1970 [c1917]

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Description

204 p. facsims.; 23 cm.

Summary

In the study of English literature there comes to each of us a realization that one period of our language is wholly obsolete, and if we would read the literature of that period, we must apply ourselves with diligence to the perusal of grammars, dictionaries, and carefully prepared texts. A fact that we do not often recognize is that there was no English scholarship, in the strict sense, when Old English was a spoken language. How and when did this scholarship begin? How did it develop, and what obstacles did it meet? This book discusses the beginnings of Old English scholarship, and traces its progress as it took its place in the scholarly world. The definite limits of this consideration are the publication of the first Old English book, 1566, and the establishment of the first professorship of the language in an English university, 1795. The incidents are presented in chronological order, and whether in the life of a scholar or in the history of a book, they illustrate the various stages of Old English scholarship before its general recognition as a collegiate study. - from the preface.

Series Statement

Yale studies in English, v. 55

Subject

• 450-1100
• English philology > History
• Geschichte 1566-1800
• Learning and scholarship > England

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 201.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The beginnings of Old English scholarship in the sixteenth century -- The growth of Old English scholarship in the seventeenth century -- The contributions to Old English scholarship in the eighteenth century -- Appendixes -- Chronological table.

ISBN

208009132

LCCN

^^^70091177^

OCLC

93046

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library