Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 342 Elstob, Elizabeth 1683 1756 Peake, Charles H. 57000504 An apology for the study of northern antiquities Los Angeles : $b The Augustan Reprint Society, $c 1956 Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 61 This text is the introduction to the author's "Rudiments of Grammar for the English-Saxon Tongue" Produced by David Starner, Louise Hope and the Online Distributed "An Apology for the Study of Northern Antiquities" by Elizabeth Elstob is a scholarly treatise written in the early 18th century. The book argues for the importance and value of studying Anglo-Saxon heritage and language, specifically in the context of recent criticisms from figures like Jonathan Swift, who disparaged antiquarian scholarship. Elstob, as a pioneering female scholar of her time, seeks to defend not only the study of Northern antiquities but also the legitimacy of her own contributions to this field. In the text, Elstob responds to Swift's criticisms by emphasizing the worth and richness of Anglo-Saxon literature and its influence on the modern English language. She provides an array of arguments that defend the grammatical and stylistic merits of the Anglo-Saxon tongue, highlighting its unique features such as monosyllabic words and consonants, which she argues contribute to the strength and masculinity of English. Throughout the book, Elstob draws upon her own scholarly work, including her grammar of the Anglo-Saxon language, to showcase the vitality of Northern antiquities and encourage others, particularly women, to engage in the study of their linguistic heritage. The work serves both as a defense of the field and an encouragement for broader acceptance and exploration of antiquarian studies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Germanic languages English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 Hickes, George, 1642-1715 PE Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication 121748 2025-06-06T13:00:42.457455 text/html 115890 2009-07-19T08:52:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 76044 2020-12-14T06:59:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 160882 2025-06-06T13:00:50.303422 application/epub+zip 159517 2025-06-06T13:00:46.370443 application/epub+zip 104632 2025-06-06T13:00:44.845445 application/epub+zip 461661 2025-06-06T13:00:53.075406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442340 2025-06-06T13:00:49.269415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232845 2022-09-07T21:12:06.845424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96765 2025-06-06T13:00:41.680442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96540 2009-07-19T08:41:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 38527 2020-12-14T06:59:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 95010 2009-07-19T08:51:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37677 2020-12-14T06:59:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 93852 2020-12-14T06:59:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37061 2020-12-14T06:59:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23546 2025-06-06T13:00:53.235389 application/rdf+xml 16782 2025-06-06T13:00:45.426428 image/jpeg 3769 2025-06-06T13:00:45.137424 image/jpeg 157588 2025-06-06T13:00:42.479465 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia