About this ebook
New Readings in the Vercelli Book addresses central questions concerning the manuscript's intended use, mode of compilation, and purpose, and offers a variety of approaches on such topics as orthography, style, genre, theme, and source-study. The contributors include some of the foremost Vercelli experts, as well as the two most recent editors of the homilies. The remarkable essays in this volume offer the first sustained literary analysis of both the poetry and prose texts of the Vercelli Book, providing important new perspectives on a dynamic and valuable historical document.
About the author
Samantha Zacher is a professor of English and medieval studies at Cornell University.
Andy Orchard is a professor of Old English at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.
