The Persuasive Agency of Objects and Practices in Alfred the Great’s Reform Program - Couverture souple

Pitt, Georgina

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1802702873 ISBN 13 : 9781802702873

Editeur : Arc Humanities Press, 2025

Synopsis

Alfred the Great's early English kingdom was the only one to resist Viking conquest. His reform program strengthened the kingdom and enabled it to hold fast against the Vikings. But texts are largely silent on the process of reform. There has been a tendency to assume that these reforms would obviously be beneficial, but Alfred’s elites were not to know that in advance. What motivated them to do as their king bid them? This book analyzes how objects and behaviours shaped aristocratic response to the reform program, using assemblage theory and social practice theory. The Alfred Jewel (as shown on the cover) exercised a powerful persuasive agency in Alfredian reform. Broadening the frame of inquiry beyond textual evidence, giving objects and behaviours their due, permits a richer and more nuanced understanding.

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À propos de l'auteur

Georgina Pitt is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on the early medieval period, across the disciplines of history, literary studies, and archaeology. She has published on Alfredian reform, Sutton Hoo, and the medieval experience of war.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arc Humanities Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1802702873
• ISBN 13: 9781802702873
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 242
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