Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England Paperback / softback
by Emily V. (University of California, Berkeley) Thornbury
Part of the Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature series
Paperback / softback
Description
Combining historical, literary and linguistic evidence from Old English and Latin, Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England creates a new, more complete picture of who and what pre-Conquest English poets really were.
It includes a study of Anglo-Saxon words for 'poet' and the first list of named poets in Anglo-Saxon England.
Its survey of known poets identifies four social roles that poets often held - teachers, scribes, musicians and courtiers - and explores the kinds of poetry created by these individuals.
The book also offers a new model for understanding the role of social groups in poets' experience: it argues that the presence or absence of a poetic community affected the work of Anglo-Saxon poets at all levels, from minute technical detail to the portrayal of character.
This focus on poetic communities provides a new way to understand the intersection of history and literature in the Middle Ages.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:338 pages, 1 Maps; 5 Halftones, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/09/2016
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- ISBN:9781107643079
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:338 pages, 1 Maps; 5 Halftones, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:01/09/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107643079
