Anglo-Saxon Poetry

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Robert Kay Gordon
J. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934 - English poetry - 367 pages

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Contents

BEOWULF
1
FINNESBURH
27
X THE BATTLE OF BRUNAN BURH
68

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Bibliographic information

TitleAnglo-Saxon Poetry
Volume 794 of Everyman's library
Volume 794 of Everyman's library, edited by Ernest Rhys. Poetry and drama. [no. 794]
Issue 794 of Everyman's library: Poetry and drama
EditorRobert Kay Gordon
Translated byRobert Kay Gordon
Compiled byRobert Kay Gordon
PublisherJ. M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1934
Length367 pages
  
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