Old English Elegies

Translated into Alliterative Verse with a Critical Introduction by Charles W. Kennedy. "The present volume offers a translation, in alliterative verse, of the Old English elegies, with an introduction containing a brief review of the more important critical studies which facilitate interpretation of these lyrics, and understanding of the genre they represent. It has been my endeavor to produce modern verse faithful to the text, and suggesting, as changes in linguistic forms may permit, the rhythm and alliterative pattern of the original." (Foreword)