Interactions of Thought & Language - Brossura

Clemoes, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521035163 ISBN 13: 9780521035163

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

Peter Clemoes brings a lifetime's close study of Anglo-Saxon texts to this appreciation of Old English poetry, with an alternative interpretation which relates the poetry to both the entire Anglo-Saxon way of thinking and the structures of its society. Clemoes proposes a dynamic principle of Old English poetry, very different from the common notion of formulas slotted into poems for stylistic variation. In extended discussions of particular poems and images as well as of changes in language, he shows how the poetic medium became a vehicle for increasing transformation to Christian literacy and to that religion's conceptions of the natural world, morality, and individuality. Carefully thought out and elegantly written, this book is also accessible to students: its numerous quotations are accompanied by modern English translations.

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Recensione:

'The sheer volume of information about the Old English language and the poetry makes the book challenging and valuable.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Descrizione del libro:

Peter Clemoes brings a lifetime's close study of Anglo-Saxon texts to this fresh appreciation of Old English poetry, with a radically new interpretation which relates the poetry to both the entire Anglo-Saxon way of thinking and the structures of its society.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521035163
• ISBN 13: 9780521035163
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 544