Representations of the natural world in Old English poetry /
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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ;
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| Online-Zugang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=55144 |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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.