The Idea of Anglo-Saxon England 1066-1901: Remembering, Forgetting, Deciphering, and Renewing the Past (Paperback)

List of Vignettes vi Preface and Acknowledgements vii Abbreviations xiii List of Figures xv 1 The Impact of the Norman Conquest 1 2 The Discovery of Anglo?]Saxon England in Tudor Times 49 3 British Antiquaries and the Anglo?]Saxon Past 77 4 The Founding of a Discipline 1600-1700 109 5 A Period of Consolidation 1700-1800 147 6 The Romantics and the Discovery of Old English Verse 186 7 The Triumph of Philology 220 8 Old English Studies in North America 265 9 Anglo?]Saxon England and the Empire 302 Afterword 378 Some Landmark Publications 381 Works Cited 395 Index 415