TY  - GEN
T1  - Water and fire : the myth of the flood in Anglo-Saxon England
T2  - Manchester medieval literature.
LA  - English
PP  - Manchester
PB  - Manchester University Press
YR  - 2006
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1033585988
AB  - "The story of Noah's Flood is one of the Bible's most popular stories, and flood myths are preserved by cultures across the world. This book presents the first comprehensive study of the incorporation of the Flood myth into the Anglo-Saxon imagination, ranging from the works of Bede to Beowulf. Focusing on literary representations, this original study contributes to the understanding of the Anglo-Saxons' perception of their place in a universal history unfolding in the interval between the primeval deluge and a future - perhaps imminent - flood of fire, which would destroy the world. This book examines in detail a diverse range of texts which focus on the myth of the Flood, revealing both an imaginative diversity and shared tradition in the interpretation of the myth. On the one hand, the Anglo-Saxons saw in the Flood a climactic event in God's ongoing war with his more rebellious creatures, especially the foolish giants, while on the other they saw in allegory the mystery of redemption through baptism. Most striking of all is their invention of Noah's fourth son, born in the ark, from whom they claimed special descent. The author carefully studies a range of texts against their historical background, and discusses shifting emphases in the way the Flood was interpreted for Anglo-Saxon audiences. The book concludes with a discussion of Beowulf, where the Flood myth constitutes a sustained metaphor across the poem, and the relationship is explored between its presentation of the myth and that found in other Anglo-Saxon texts."--Jacket
OP  - 398
CN  - PR226
SN  - 1526129655
SN  - 9781526129659
SN  - 9781526162656
SN  - 1526162652
SN  - 0719063981
SN  - 9780719063985
KW  - Christian literature, English (Old) : History and criticism.
KW  - Deluge in literature.
KW  - Christianity and literature : England : History : To 1500.
KW  - English literature : Old English, ca. 450-1100 : History and criticism.
KW  - Mythology, Anglo-Saxon.
KW  - Floods : Mythology : England.
KW  - Floods in literature.
KW  - Littérature chrétienne anglaise (vieil anglais) : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Déluge dans la littérature.
KW  - Littérature anglaise : ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) : Histoire et critique.
KW  - Mythologie anglo-saxonne.
KW  - Inondations : Mythologie : Angleterre.
KW  - Inondations dans la littérature.
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT : Gaia & Earth Energies.
KW  - RELIGION : Christianity : General.
KW  - Christian literature, English (Old)
KW  - Christianity and literature
KW  - Deluge in literature
KW  - English literature : Old English
KW  - Floods in literature
KW  - Mythology, Anglo-Saxon
KW  - England
KW  - 18.05 English literature.
KW  - Literatur
KW  - Sintflut : Motiv
KW  - Altenglisch
KW  - Old English.
KW  - Zondvloed.
KW  - Altenglisch.
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
KW  - History
ER  -