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John Earle
1824–1903
A leading Victorian scholar of Old English, he helped bring Anglo-Saxon language and literature to a wider audience through clear, influential books. His work at Oxford made him an important guide to the earliest stages of the English language.
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Anglo-Saxon Literature
by John Earle
The Alfred Jewel: An Historical Essay
by John Earle
About the author
Born on January 29, 1824, in Devon, John Earle was a British scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and literature. He became closely associated with the University of Oxford, where he served twice as Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon, and he was also an Anglican clergyman.
Earle wrote extensively on early English language and culture. Among the works most often linked with him are Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel, The Philology of the English Tongue, and Anglo-Saxon Literature. His books helped students and general readers approach Old English with more confidence, and they played a real part in shaping the study of the subject in the late nineteenth century.
He died on January 31, 1903. Remembered as both a teacher and an editor, he stands out as one of the scholars who helped preserve and explain the earliest surviving literature in English.