Anglo-Saxon England: Volume 36

Klappentext Anglo-Saxon England embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Zusammenfassung Anglo-Saxon England is the only publication which consistently embraces all the main aspects of study of Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Articles in volume 36 include: The name 'Merovingian' and the dating of Beowulf and An abbot, an archbishop and the Viking raids of 1006–7 and 1009–12. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; 1. The tabernacula of Gregory the Great and the conversion of Anglo-Saxon England Flora Spiegel; 2. The career of Aldhelm Michael Lapidge; 3. Aldhelm's rejection of the muses and the mechanics of poetic inspiration in early Anglo-Saxon England Emily Thornbury; 4. The name 'Merovingian' and the dating of Beowulf Walter Goffart; 5. Poisoned places: the Avernian tradition in Old English poetry Daniel Anlezark; 6. Demonstrative behaviour and political communication in later Anglo-Saxon England Julia Barrow; 7. An abbot, an archbishop and the Viking raids of 1006-7 and 1009-12 Simon Keynes; 8. Evidence of recluses in eleventh-century England Tom Licence.

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• Authors: Malcolm Godden, Malcolm (University of Oxford) Keynes Godden, Malcolm Keynes Godden
• Assisted by: Malcolm Godden (Editor), Malcolm (University of Oxford) Godden (Editor), Simon Keynes (Editor), Simon (University of Cambridge) Keynes (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2008
• EAN: 9780521883436
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88343-6
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Anglo-Saxon England; Anglo-Saxon England; Anglo-Saxon England, Series Nu
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies