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Desire for Origins: New Languages, Old English, and Teaching and Tradition by Allen J. Frantzen is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>To many folks, the study of Old English language and literature may seem dull, moribund, rarefied, and largely irrelevant-- a subject only of concern to concern only to musty old academics in the ivory tower. Frantzen doesn't (directly) try to argue against this perception-- instead, he tries to investigate *why* this perception exists. His answer is an insightful and eye-opening investigation into the relationship among scholarship, ideology, and cultural relevance.</p>

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Author

Allen J. Frantzen

Publisher

New Brunswick [N.J.] : Rutgers University Press

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813515915

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, History

Rating

4.62 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14