Philology in Turbulent Times. Joseph Bosworth, His Dictionary, and the Recovery of Old English

Hardback, xxx + 314 pages, Size:152 x 229 mm, Language: English. ISBN 9780888449108. Summary This book situates Joseph Bosworth's A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language (1838) and its revised 1898 version in their cultural context, reconstructing their history from a wealth of archival materials. It opens up a larger investigation into the central role played by Bosworth's work in the birth and growth of Old English studies in the nineteenth century. And it examines the challenges faced by T. Northcote Toller in completing the revision of the Dictionary after Bosworth's death, as well as his compilation of its Supplement in 1921. Overall, this study aims to rectify widespread disciplinary ignorance of the Dictionary's conception, compilation, and publication, and to examine its impact on the development of the discipline. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures Abbreviations Chronology PREFACE Recovering Bosworth-Toller INTRODUCTION Building a Lexicographical Empire in Turbulent Times CHAPTER 1 Dictionary Bosworth: The Making of a Lexicographer CHAPTER 2 Beginning: Origins, Sources, and Method of A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language (1838) CHAPTER 3 Compiling: Antiquarian Foundations CHAPTER 4 Collaborating: The Bosworth Syndicate, the New Philology, and the Battle over Method CHAPTER 5 Revising: Expanding the Lexicon, 1840-1876 CHAPTER 6 Ending: An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Based on the Manuscript Collections of the Late Joseph Bosworth (1898) CHAPTER 7 Supplementing: T. Northcote Toller's An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Supplement (1921) APPENDIX 1 The Bosworth Donation APPENDIX 2 Sources: A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language (1838) APPENDIX 3 Bodleian Library Entry Books, 1813-1875 APPENDIX 4 Holograph Drafts of A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language (1838) Bibliography Index of Manuscripts and Archival Collections General Index