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# The Cambridge Old English Reader

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desertcart.com: The Cambridge Old English Reader: 9780521456128: Marsden, Richard: Books

Review: Best Old English Reader - The Cambridge Old English Reader has, fist of all, the widest range of readings of any Old English anthology, with the possible exception of Dorothy Whitelock's revision of Sweet's reader, published by Oxford University Press. In contrast to Marsden, however, Whitelock's notes are extremely skimpy and of very little use to users working on their own. Marsden has the further advantage of very full, up-to-date bibliographies and, for the most part, more detailed introductions setting the historical and cultural context. My only negative criticism is that words in the Old English texts are frequently glossed in such a way that the student is not called on to determine what the inflected form the word is and why the syntax requires that form. Overall, though, outstanding and most welcome.
Review: More than the usual suspects - I wanted something beyond the usual suspects - e.g., "The Wanderer," "The Seafarer," "The Dream of the Rood" - and found it here. You can only read the same 10 or 12 works so many times. Although those familiar works appear here, they are accompanied by a variety of lesser known items, such as "For Vomiting" and "For Dysentery." This book is now my favorite collection of OE writing.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,214,116 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #848 in English Literature #2,452 in British & Irish Literary Criticism (Books) #15,986 in Writing Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (14) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1.5 x 8.75 inches |
| Edition  | 60014th |
| ISBN-10  | 0521456126 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0521456128 |
| Item Weight  | 2 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 566 pages |
| Publication date  | April 26, 2004 |
| Publisher  | Cambridge University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Old English Reader
*by T***S on May 3, 2011*

The Cambridge Old English Reader has, fist of all, the widest range of readings of any Old English anthology, with the possible exception of Dorothy Whitelock's revision of Sweet's reader, published by Oxford University Press. In contrast to Marsden, however, Whitelock's notes are extremely skimpy and of very little use to users working on their own. Marsden has the further advantage of very full, up-to-date bibliographies and, for the most part, more detailed introductions setting the historical and cultural context. My only negative criticism is that words in the Old English texts are frequently glossed in such a way that the student is not called on to determine what the inflected form the word is and why the syntax requires that form. Overall, though, outstanding and most welcome.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ More than the usual suspects
*by D***N on March 3, 2014*

I wanted something beyond the usual suspects - e.g., "The Wanderer," "The Seafarer," "The Dream of the Rood" - and found it here. You can only read the same 10 or 12 works so many times. Although those familiar works appear here, they are accompanied by a variety of lesser known items, such as "For Vomiting" and "For Dysentery." This book is now my favorite collection of OE writing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent basic grammar section.
*by N***Y on June 5, 2013*

I could find nothing wanting. All the effort spent to ensure that there is an explanation for every word and phrase is phenomenal, even when the explanation is, "no one knows."

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