Works Cited

Anglo-Saxon Poetry. Trans. Gordon, R. K. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1954.

Cosman, Madeleine Pelner. Medieval Wordbook. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1996.

Davis, Craig R. Beowulf and the Demise of Germanic Legend in England. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1996.This gives a broad history of the Anglo-Saxon times in the context of poetry, beginning earlier with the Icelandic eddas and then showing how Anglo-Saxon life evolved and how this influenced the literature, giving the works true cultural and historical meaning.

The Earliest English Poems. 3rd ed. Trans. Alexander, Michael. New York: Penguin

Putnam Inc., 1991.This source contains strong translations of a wide selection of poetry spanning the Anglo-Saxon period, including riddles, elegies, heroic poetry, and so on; Alexander sets them into context historically and also gives explanations of the poems themselves—structure, interpretations, and other interesting points.

A Feast of Creatures: Anglo-Saxon Riddle-Songs. Trans. Craig Williamson. Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982.