{"product_id":"old-english-wisdom-poetry-9780859915304","title":"Old English Wisdom Poetry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBibliography and guide to scholarly literature on the genre of Old English wisdom poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWisdom literature played a crucial role in the evolution of traditional societies, contributing to the structure of society and to the acceptance of new ideas within a culture, a function that has become increasingly understood. Old English wisdom literature is the focus of this volume, which offers an bibliography of the scholarly criticism between 1800 and 1990 of a group of largely secular poems comprising the metrical \u003ci\u003eCharms, The Fortunes of Men, The Gifts of Men, Homiletic Fragments I and II, Maxims I and II, The Order of the World, Precepts\u003c\/i\u003e, the metrical \u003ci\u003eProverbs\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eRiddles of the Exeter Book\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eRune Poem, Solomon and Saturn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVainglory\u003c\/i\u003e. A General Introduction investigates debates between scholars and establishes overall trends; it is followed by the bibliography proper, divided into chapters, each with its own introduction, focusing on a major text or collection of texts, with entries arranged chronologically.\u003cbr\u003eDr \u003ci\u003eRUSSELL POOLE\u003c\/i\u003eteaches in the School of English and Media Studies at Massey University, New Zealand.","brand":"Russell Poole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280800690427,"sku":"9780859915304","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780859915304.jpg?v=1772483206","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/old-english-wisdom-poetry-9780859915304","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}