Images of Community Old Eng Poetry - Couverture souple

Magennis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521031842 ISBN 13 : 9780521031844

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Magennis Hugh

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book explores ideas of community and the relationship of individuals to communities widely evident in Old English poetry. It pays particular attention to the context in which major poetic manuscripts of the late Anglo-Saxon period were received, a time when concerns about community appear to have been of special urgency. The book identifies key features of the audience or readership of Old English poetry in this period, and relates the interests of these groups of people to themes reflected in the poetic texts. Magennis analyses a wide range of poems and examines the imagery on which they draw, concentrating particularly on depictions of hall (including feasting and drinking), stronghold, city and landscape. In a poetry in which communal structures are typically associated with male ideals of warriorship and fellowship, the position and treatment of women is also shown to merit close consideration.

Revue de presse :

"...the book will be a solid introduction to Old English poetry for an undergradute or beginning graduate student." M.A. Dalbey, Choice

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521031842
• ISBN 13: 9780521031844
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224