R. W. Chambers (1874–1942)
Autor(a) de Thomas More
Obras de R. W. Chambers
Beowulf; an introduction to the study of the poem with a discussion of the stories of Offa and Finn (1959) 37 cópias
Man's unconquerable mind : studies of English writers, from Bede to A. E. Housman and W. P. Ker (1939) 7 cópias
The Fame of Blessed Thomas More: Being Addresses Delivered in His Honour in Chelsea, July 1929 (1929) — Introdução — 3 cópias
Beowulf 1 exemplar(es)
The teaching of English in the universities of England 1 exemplar(es)
The Place of St. Thomas More in English Literature and History, Being a Revision of a Lecture Delivered to the Thomas… (1964) 1 exemplar(es)
El rey amarillo vol 1 1 exemplar(es)
The text of "Piers Plowman" 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Evidence for Authorship: Essays on Problems of Attribution with an Annotated Bibliography of Selected Readings (1966) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Chambers, Raymond Wilson
- Data de nascimento
- 1874-11-12
- Data de falecimento
- 1942-04-23
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Ocupação
- scholar of Old English literature
university professor - Relacionamentos
- Tolkien, J.R.R. (friend)
- Organizações
- University College London
Membros
Resenhas
Prêmios
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 21
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 243
- Popularidade
- #93,557
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Resenhas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 26
My favorite part of the book is the chapters on "Stories Known to Widsith," in which Chambers elucidates the myths, legends and historical accounts that the writer(s)/compiler(s)/copyist(s) (and contemporary hearers/readers) of Widsith likely would have been familiar with. Given the amount of name dropping that goes on in Widsith's "catalogs," Chambers' work is much appreciated, both for helping to understand the flow of the poem itself and for providing context as to why the names mentioned were important.
This book is likely to please anyone interested in either the Anglo-Saxon/Old English language or the ancient stories told by the people who spoke it. If you happen to be interest in both, as I am, then double the pleasure.… (mais)