Language and History in the Early Germanic World
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (551 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521794234 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book offers a distinctive and accessible approach to the earliest encounters of the barbarian societies of Northern Europe with classical antiquity and with early Christianity. It shows how historical phonology and semantics, often avoided by nonspecialists, can provide important clues for historians and archaeologists of the period. Likewise, it demonstrates that philologists and linguists ignore historical evidence at their peril.. It brings together linguistic evidence from across Europe and dating from before Caesar to about 900 AD, to shed light on important aspects of Germanic culture
Students and seasoned scholars alike will benefit enormously from a careful reading of this book." Michigan Germanic Studies"Fortunately, as far as this reviewer is concerned, most of the prerequisites necessary to enjoying this book fully were present, and I did enjoy itreaders without much knowledge of historical Germanic linguistics or of Latin will find this book interesting and satisfying, and they should emerge, as I did, with a much clearer understanding of the underpinnings of early medieval Europe." Journal of English and Germanic Philolgy"It almost goes without saying that this book is a major contribution to the fields that its title encompasses, representing decades of work by one of the world's foremost scholars of medieval literature and philologyTo readers unfamiliar with the history of the Germanic populations of Europe, the period Green covers is one of the most interesting and surprisingLanguage and History in the Early Germanic World repre
"Delightful for a Select Audience" according to Karen M. Carlson. The general content of this book has been ably described by some other reviewers, so this is more of an addendum than a complete review.This is not a book that is likely to appeal to the general public, but you certainly don't need professional credentials in either Germanic languages or early medieval history to understand and enjoy it. I have some knowledge of Old English . An admirable effort, and a helpful source for Early Germanic Gaiseric After struggling for some time to find some sort of connecting sources of information to build an idea of Early Germanic life. After having read this, I was able to determine ranks and the language forms that came with it in establishing a societal form for many Early German tribes. Although primarily concerned with Germanic language, it helps clear the mist from many confus. "Detailed, Dense, but Interesting - if You're Willing to Work at it" according to Curt Emanuel. In this book DH Green uses the changes in and development of Germanic languages to provide evidence of Germanic cultural and societal changes, and to discuss how interactions between different cultures impacted these changes, during the late Roman and Early Medieval periods.The book is divided into three main sections. In the first Green tracks the evolution of Germanic cult