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Article: Early Germanic Literature and Culture.(Book review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- April 1, 2006
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Early Germanic Literature and Culture. Ed. by BRIAN MURDOCH and MALCOLM READ. (Camden House History of German Literature, 1) Rochester, NY: Camden House. 2004. x+334 pp. $85; 60 [euro]. ISBN 1-57113-199-x.
German Literature of the Early Middle Ages. Ed. by BRIAN MURDOCH. (Camden House History of German Literature, 2) Rochester, NY: Camden House. 2004. xiv+283 pp. $85; 960. ISBN 1-57113-240-6.
The first two volumes in the Camden House History of German Literature together provide the reader with an admirably innovative guide to tackling the earliest literature in German and in related Germanic languages. The decision to make Old High German the focal point ...