Philology in Turbulent Times - Dabney A. Bankert
Joseph Bosworth, His Dictionary, and the Recovery of Old English
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2023Uitgever: Brepols Publishers314 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0888449100ISBN-13: 9780888449108Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary This book situates Joseph Bosworth's A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language (1838) and its revised 1898 version in their cultural context, reconstructing their history from a wealth of archival materials. It opens up a larger investigation into the central role played by Bosworth's work in the birth and growth of Old English studies in the nineteenth century. And it examines the challenges faced by T. Northcote Toller in completing the revision of the Dictionary after Bosworth's death, as well as...
