Contains the Old English texts of almost all the major short poems, such as The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer and The Seafarer. These po... » 

Contains the Old English texts of almost all the major short poems, such as The Battle of Maldon, The Dream of the Rood, The Wanderer and The Seafarer. These poems are the wellspring of the English poetic tradition, and this anthology provides a window into the mind and culture of the Anglo-Saxons. «