This book is the third edition of a successful textbook. Essentials of Early English is a practical and highly accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English, and Early Modem English.
Jeremy J. Smith is Professor Emeritus in English Language and Linguistics, University of Glasgow, UK. His most recent monograph is Transforming Early English (2020).
Preface
Part I: Description
1. Introduction
2. Describing language
3. Old English
4. Middle English
5. Early Modern English
Part II: Illustrative Texts
Section A. Old English texts
Section B. Middle English texts
Section C. Early Modern English
Part III: Bibliography, Old English glossary, and thematic index
Annotated bibliography
Old English glossary
Thematic index