{"product_id":"9781118943328","title":"The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England 1066-1901 Remembering, Forgetting, Deciphering, and Renewing the Past","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Idea of Anglo-Saxon England 1066-1901\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRemembering, Forgetting, Deciphering, and Renewing the Past\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn D. Niles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Anglo Saxon England, 1066-1901\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first systematic review of the ways in which Anglo-Saxon studies have evolved from their beginnings to the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTells the story of how the \u003ci\u003eidea\u003c\/i\u003e of Anglo-Saxon England evolved from the Anglo-Saxons themselves to the Victorians, serving as a myth of origins for the English people, their language, and some of their most cherished institutions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines original research with established scholarship to reveal how current conceptions of English identity might be very different if it were not for the discovery – and invention – of the Anglo-Saxon past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how documents dating from the Anglo-Saxon era have greatly influenced modern attitudes toward nationhood, race, religious practice, and constitutional liberties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes more than fifty images of manuscripts, early printed books, paintings, sculptures, and major historians of the era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. Niles\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. A past president of the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists, he is the author or editor of a dozen books on Old English literature and related topics, including \u003ci\u003eBeowulf: The Poem and Its Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and \u003ci\u003eHomo Narrans: The Poetics and Anthropology of Oral Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 October 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118943328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e448\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380034826380,"sku":"9781118943328","price":84.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118943328.jpg?v=1780178563","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118943328","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}