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Aenglisc
Texts from the English literary and folk traditions, from Old English and Middle English through ballads, early modern prose, witchcraft pamphlets, and wonder literature.
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Texts
GlossaryA shelf-specific slice of the Good Works Glossary for English folklore and Old English terms.Introduction to English LiteratureA source-critical public introduction to English literary traditions — from the Anglo-Saxon migrations to the ballad collectors, tracing how Germanic vernaculars, Latin Christianity, Norse contact, Norman French, manuscript culture, and oral balladry shaped the archive.Reader's Guide to English LiteratureA practical guide to reading the Aenglisc shelf of the Good Works Library: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern literature, ballads, witchcraft pamphlets, travel writing, and the English folk imagination.
Arthurian and Heroic Tradition5 pages
English Arthurian, Beowulf, chivalric, and heroic literary inheritance, including Malory and later English-language retellings.
Ballads and Popular Song1 page
Folklore1 page
Folklore and Popular Tradition10 pages
English fairy tales, folk custom, Robin Hood, West Country lore, games, seasonal practice, and popular tradition.
Witchcraft and Demonology2 pages
Christian and European witchcraft, demonology, persecution, trial theory, and the theological machinery of witch-hunting.
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