Runes: a Handbook by Michael P. Barnes (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Runes: a Handbook by Michael P. Barnes Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation.Runes, often considered magical symbols of mystery and power, are in fact an alphabetic form of writing. Derived from one or more Mediterranean prototypes, they were used by Germanic peoples to write different kinds of Germanic language, principally Anglo-Saxon and the various Scandinavian idioms, and were carved into stone, wood, bone, metal, and other hard surfaces; types of inscription range from memorials to the dead, through Christian prayers and everyday messages to crude graffiti. First reliably attested in the second century AD, runes were in due course supplanted by the roman alphabet, though in Anglo-Saxon England they continued in use until the early eleventh century, inScandinavia until the fifteenth (and later still in one or two outlying areas).This book provides an accessible, general account of runes and runic writing from their inception to their final demise. It also covers modern uses of runes, and deals with such topics as encoded texts, rune names, how runic inscriptions were made, runological method, and the history of runic research. A final chapter explains where those keen to see runic inscriptions can most easily find them.Professor MICHAEL P, BARNES is Emeritus Professor of Scandinavian Studies, University College London. Author Biography Michael Barnes is Professor of Neurological Rehabilitation, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Hunters Moor Regional Neurorehabilitation Centre. He is Founder President of the World Forum for Neurological Rehabilitation, and his previous books include Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity (with Garth Johnson, Cambridge, 2001). Table of Contents IntroductionThe origin of the runesThe older futharkInscriptions in the older futharkThe development of runes in Anglo-Saxon England and FrisiaThe English and Frisian inscriptionsThe development of runes in ScandinaviaScandinavian inscriptions of the Viking AgeThe late Viking-Age and medieval runesScandinavian inscriptions of the Middle AgesRunic writing in the post-Reformation eraCryptic inscriptions and cryptic runesRunica manuscripta and rune namesThe making of runic inscriptionsThe reading and interpretation of runic inscriptionsRunes and the imagination: literature and politicsA brief history of runologyWhere to find runic inscriptionsGlossaryPhonetic and phonemic symbolsThe articulation of speech soundsTransliteration conventionsThe spelling of edited textsIndex of inscriptions Review A clear and authoritative textbook as well as an attractive, amply illustrated, and well-made artifact. It is written in an accessible style that nevertheless does not oversimplify. Michael Barnes has set a new standard, providing us with a clear and dedicated textbook for teaching the study of runes. * STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING *Barnes has succeeded in systematizing for students an elusive body of knowledge, and models...a careful, logical approach. * MEDIEVAL REVIEW *Extremely welcome [and] likely to attract an international readership. The book covers essential aspects of runology and it provides us with a succinct research overview. * NOWELE *An accessible and useful introduction to the topic. * YEARS WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES *Provides students with an introduction to the topic which is both accessible and erudite. It brings the reader up to date on current issues in the discipline and demonstrates the concern with methodological rigour for which its author is well known. * HISTORY *Not only a handbook but a textbook for the study of runes. * CHOICE *A prudently structured, lucidly written, and judiciously reasoned overview of a subject that has engendered much divisiveness among experts. [...] A first-rate contribution. * ANGLIA *[An] immaculately produced book. [...] This book is both a pioneering textbook of runic studies and a reference resource on runes, thus serving the needs of students of language studies, medieval history and cultural matters, and the just plain curious. * REFERENCE REVIEWS *Overall, the book is abundant in interesting material, well-written, and.is a rare reliable source on this often overdramatized aspect of our field. * COMITATUS *An immaculately scholarly and notably rational introduction to runology. [It] tells the reader everything he or she needs to know about runes and how to study them. It will be invaluable to students. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT * Review Text A clear and authoritative textbook as well as an attractive, amply illustrated, and well-made artifact. It is written in an accessible style that nevertheless does not oversimplify. Michael Barnes has set a new standard, providing us with a clear and dedicated textbook for teaching the study of runes. STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING Barnes has succeeded in systematizing for students an elusive body of knowledge, and models...a careful, logical approach. MEDIEVAL REVIEW Extremely welcome [and] likely to attract an international readership. The book covers essential aspects of runology and it provides us with a succinct research overview. NOWELE An accessible and useful introduction to the topic. YEARS WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES Provides students with an introduction to the topic which is both accessible and erudite. It brings the reader up to date on current issues in the discipline and demonstrates the concern with methodological rigour for which its author is well known. HISTORY A user-friendly scholarly reference and resource. [...] Highly recommended. MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW Not only a handbook but a textbook for the study of runes. CHOICE, A prudently structured, lucidly written, and judiciously reasoned overview of a subject that has engendered much divisiveness among experts. [...] A first-rate contribution. ANGLIA [An] immaculately produced book. [...] This book is both a pioneering textbook of runic studies and a reference resource on runes, thus serving the needs of students of language studies, medieval history and cultural matters, and the just plain curious. REFERENCE REVIEWS Overall, the book is abundant in interesting material, well-written, and.is a rare reliable source on this often overdramatized aspect of our field. COMITATUS An immaculately scholarly and notably rational introduction to runology. [It] tells the reader everything he or she needs to know about runes and how to study them. It will be invaluable to students. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Review Quote Provides students with an introduction to the topic which is both accessible and erudite. It brings the reader up to date on current issues in the discipline and demonstrates the concern with methodological rigour for which its author is well known. Details ISBN1843837781 Year 2012 ISBN-10 1843837781 ISBN-13 9781843837787 Media Book Short Title RUNES A HANDBK Language English Imprint The Boydell Press Place of Publication Woodbridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2012-09-20 Format Hardcover UK Release Date 2012-09-20 AU Release Date 2012-09-20 NZ Release Date 2012-09-20 Author Michael P. Barnes Pages 256 Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd Alternative 9781783276974 DEWEY 133.33 Illustrations 40 b/w. 34 line. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161842971;

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