Water and Fire - The Myth of the Flood in Anglo-Saxon England

Informationen zum Autor Daniel Anlezark is Lecturer in English Studies at the University of Durham Klappentext The story of Noah's Flood is one of the Bible's most popular stories, and other 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 literary and historical imagination of the Anglo-Saxons, ranging from the works of Bede to Beowulf. Zusammenfassung The story of Noah’s Flood is one of the Bible’s most popular stories, and other 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 literary and historical imagination of the Anglo-Saxons, ranging from the works of Bede to Beowulf. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. 'You see the water, you see the wood': The Bible and the Fathers 2. A Manifold Mystery: Bede on the Flood3. Learning the lesson of the Flood4. Flood, Covenant and Apocalypse in Old English Poetry 5. Planting Noah's Seed 6. Beowulf and the Myth of the Flood Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Anlezark, Dr Daniel Anlezark
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9780719063992
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6399-2
• No. of pages: 412
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 212 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture; Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Anglo-Saxon / Old English, Anglo-Saxon