Texts from the English literary and folk traditions, from Old English and Middle English through ballads, early modern prose, witchcraft pamphlets, and wonder literature.
Arthurian and Heroic Tradition — English Arthurian, Beowulf, chivalric, and heroic literary inheritance, including Malory and later English-language retellings. (5)
Folklore and Popular Tradition — English fairy tales, folk custom, Robin Hood, West Country lore, games, seasonal practice, and popular tradition. (10)
Witchcraft and Demonology — Christian and European witchcraft, demonology, persecution, trial theory, and the theological machinery of witch-hunting. (2)
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Glossary — A shelf-specific slice of the Good Works Glossary for English folklore and Old English terms.
Introduction to English Literature — A 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 Literature — A 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.
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