Drout's Quick and Easy Old English
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Translating & Interpreting, Linguistics, Foreign Languages
| Author: | Michael D.C. Drout, Bruce D. Gilchrist, Rachel Kapelle | ISBN: | 9781536538892 |
| Publisher: | Witan Publishing | Publication: | September 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael D.C. Drout, Bruce D. Gilchrist, Rachel Kapelle |
| ISBN: | 9781536538892 |
| Publisher: | Witan Publishing |
| Publication: | September 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Michael DC Drout has now transformed his classic “King Alfred's Grammar” into a comprehensive guide for learning Old English. Appropriate for students and enthusiasts alike, Drout's Quick and Easy Old English presents the basics of the language in an accessible form. Even the most novice student can learn to read the classics of medieval literature in their original language with this system.
Drout's Quick and Easy Old English covers: The history of Old English; Orthography, covering the unfamiliar characters of Old English writing; Pronouncing Old English; Grammar, from nouns and verbs to pronouns and adjectives; Tricks for translation.
With the help of Bruce Gilchrist and Rachel Kapelle, Drout provides exercises to reinforce the lessons. After years of testing in classrooms and online, these exercises have been thoroughly vetted for accuracy by scholars around the world, and have guided countless students through their first lessons in Old English.
Michael DC Drout has now transformed his classic “King Alfred's Grammar” into a comprehensive guide for learning Old English. Appropriate for students and enthusiasts alike, Drout's Quick and Easy Old English presents the basics of the language in an accessible form. Even the most novice student can learn to read the classics of medieval literature in their original language with this system.
Drout's Quick and Easy Old English covers: The history of Old English; Orthography, covering the unfamiliar characters of Old English writing; Pronouncing Old English; Grammar, from nouns and verbs to pronouns and adjectives; Tricks for translation.
With the help of Bruce Gilchrist and Rachel Kapelle, Drout provides exercises to reinforce the lessons. After years of testing in classrooms and online, these exercises have been thoroughly vetted for accuracy by scholars around the world, and have guided countless students through their first lessons in Old English.
