| Description |
1 online resource (x, 224 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 27 |
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Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 27.
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| Contents |
Introduction: defining the natural world -- Defining and confining humanity -- Constructing society: outside and inside, powerlessness and control -- Standing outside, standing out: defining the individual -- Representing God; power in and against nature -- Enclosing the natural world: knowledge and writing -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons - the animals, diseases, landscapes, seas and weather with which they had to contend. She argues that poetic descriptions of these elements were not a reflection of the existing physical conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons to define more important issues: the state of humanity, the creation and maintenance of society, the power of individuals, the relationship between God and creation, and the power of writing to control information |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism
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Nature in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English poetry -- Old English
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Nature in literature
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Versdichtung
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Natur Motiv
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Gedichten.
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Oudengels.
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Natuur.
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Nature -- Dans la littérature.
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Poésie anglaise -- 450-1100(vieil anglais) -- Histoire et critique.
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Altenglisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511006136 |
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9780511006135 |
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