New Readings On Women In Old English Literature
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Author |
: Helen Damico |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 1990-04-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0253205476 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253205476 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis New Readings on Women in Old English Literature by : Helen Damico
Re-examines a critical tradition unchallenged since the 19th century. The 20 essays reassess the place of women in Anglo-Saxon culture as demonstrated by the laws, works by women, and the depiction of them in the standard Old English canon of literature (Beowulf, Alfred, Wulfstan, et al.) Categories include the historical record, sexuality and folklore, language and gender characterization, and several deconstructions of stereotypes. Paper edition (unseen), $14.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author |
: Jane Chance |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 175 |
Release |
: 2005-06-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781597522601 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1597522600 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis Woman As Hero In Old English Literature by : Jane Chance
The first comprehensive study of heroic women figures in Anglo-Saxon literature investigates English secular and religious prose and poetry from the seventh to the eleventh centuries. Given the paucity of surviving literature from the Anglo-Saxon period, the works which feature major women characters -- often portrayed as heroes -- seem surprisingly numerous. Even more striking is the strength of the female characterizations, given the medieval social ideal of women as peaceful, passive members of society. The task of this study is to examine the existing sources afresh, asking new questions about the depictions of women in the literature of the period. Particular attention is focused on the failed, possibly adulterous women of 'The Wife's Lament' and 'Wulf and Eadwacer', the monstrous mother of Grendel in 'Beowulf', and the chaste but heroic figures and saints Judith, Juliana, and Elene. The book relies for its analysis on recent and standard texts in Anglo-Saxon studies and literature, as well as a thorough grounding in Latin and vernacular historical documents and Anglo-Saxon writings other than the focal literary texts.
Author |
: Britton J. Harwood |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0253208580 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780253208583 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Class and Gender in Early English Literature by : Britton J. Harwood
"[The essays] focus on class and gender not only sheds new light on old texts but also stretches the boundaries of the critical modus operandi which is often applied to such literature." --Women's Studies Network (UK) Association Newsletter These dramatic new readings of Old and Middle English texts explore the rich theoretical territory at the intersection of class and gender, and highlight the interplay of the critic, methodology, and the medieval text.
Author |
: Shari Horner |
Publisher |
: SUNY Press |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2001-05-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0791450090 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780791450093 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Discourse of Enclosure by : Shari Horner
Examines representations of women and femininity in Old English poetry and prose.
Author |
: David Frame Johnson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0199261636 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780199261635 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Readings in Medieval Texts by : David Frame Johnson
Readings in Medieval Texts offers a thorough and accessible introduction to the interpretation and criticism of a broad range of Old and Middle English canonical texts from the ninth to the fifteenth centuries. The volume brings together 24 newly commissioned chapters by a leading international team of medieval scholars. An introductory chapter highlights the overarching trends in the composition of English Literature in the Medieval periods, and provides an overview of the textual continuities and innovations. Individual chapters give detailed information about context, authorship, date, and critical views on texts, before providing fascinating and thought-provoking examinations of crucial excerpts and themes. This book will be invaluable for undergraduate and graduate students on all courses in Medieval Studies, particularly those focusing on understanding literature and its role in society.
Author |
: Helene Scheck |
Publisher |
: ARC Humanities Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1641893303 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781641893305 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis New Readings on Women and Early Medieval English Literature and Culture by : Helene Scheck
Showcases current and original scholarship relating to women and Early Medieval English culture and Early Medieval English studies and promises to stimulate new work in those areas.
Author |
: Malcolm Godden |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 1991-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521377943 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521377942 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature by : Malcolm Godden
Ideal for students, this collection of fifteen specially commissioned essays covers all aspects of Anglo-Saxon literature from 600-1066.
Author |
: Stephanie Hollis |
Publisher |
: Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 350 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0851153178 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780851153179 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anglo-Saxon Women and the Church by : Stephanie Hollis
A fresh look at the position of women in the 8th and 9th centuries as defined by the literature of the early church.
Author |
: Stacy S. Klein |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 302 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015064682381 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ruling Women by : Stacy S. Klein
Klein explores how queens functioned as imaginative figures in Anglo-Saxon texts as mediatory figures for negotiating sustained tensions and antagonisms among different peoples, institutions, and systems of belief.
Author |
: Élise Louviot |
Publisher |
: Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages |
: 298 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781843844341 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1843844346 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Direct Speech in Beowulf and Other Old English Narrative Poems by : Élise Louviot
A new examination of the little-studied phenomena of Direct Speech in Old English poetry. Some of the most celebrated passages of Old English poetry are speeches: Beowulf and Unferth's verbal contest, Hrothgar's words of advice, Satan's laments, Juliana's words of defiance, etc. Yet Direct Speech, as a stylistic device, has remained largely under-examined and under-theorized in studies of the corpus. As a consequence, many analyses are unduly influenced by anachronistic conceptions of Direct Speech, leading to problematic interpretations, not least concerning irony and implicit characterisation. This book uses linguistic theories to reassess the role of Direct Speech in Old English narrative poetry. Beowulf is given a great deal of attention, because it is amajor poem and because it is the focus of much of the existing scholarship on this subject, but it is examined in a broader poetic context: the poem belongs to a wider tradition and thus needs to be understood in that context. The texts examined include several major Old English narrative poems, in particular the two Genesis, Christ and Satan, Andreas, Elene, Juliana and Guthlac A. Elise Louviot is a Lecturer at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (France) and a specialist of Old English poetry. Her research interests include orality, tradition, formulas and the linguistic expression of subjectivity.