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The essays in
Verbal Encounters are not merely a fitting tribute to Roberta Frank, but also strong contributions to current scholarship on medieval literature and culture.
Sommario
Introduction
Roberta Frank Biography, 1970-2003
Part I - On Words 1. Early Medieval Chaos,
Christopher A. Jones 2. Composing and Joining: How the Anglo-Saxons Talked About Compounding,
Don Chapman 3.
Cennan, 'to Cause to be Born'/'To Cause to Know':Incarnation as Revelation on Old English Literature, Pauline Head
4. Pride, Courage, and Anger: The Polysemousness of Old English Mod,
Vicki Low Part II - On Latin and Old English Prose 5.
Desipere in loco: Style, Memory, and the Teachable Moment,
Carin Ruff 6. Courtroom Drama and the Homiletic monologues of
The Vercelli Book, Dorothy Haines Part III - On Old English Poetry 7. Him þæs Grim lean Becom: The theme of Infertility in
Genesis A, Karin Olsen 8. Odd Characters: Runes in Old English Poetry,
Robert DiNapoli 9. Articulate Contact in Juliana,
Antonina Harbus Part IV - On Beowulf 10. The Education of Beowulf and the Affair of the Leisure Class,
Haruko Momma 11. Beowulf's Dark Thoughts:
Beowulf in a Wisdom Context,
Ruth Wehlau Part V - On Old Norse Literature 12. The Refracted Beam: Einarr Skulason's Liturgical Theology,
Martin Chase 13. Beardless Wonders: Gaman vas Soxu: The Sex was Great,
Oren Falk 14. Prophetic Dreams and Visions in the Sagas of the Early Icelandic Saints,
Bernadine McCreesch 15. Claiming Kin Skaldic-Style,
Russell Poole
Info autore
Antonina Harbus is a lecturer in the Department of English at Macquarie University.
Russell Poole is a professor emeritus of the Department of English at the University of Western Ontario and the managing editor of the journal
Viking and Medieval Scandinavia.
Riassunto
The essays in Verbal Encounters are not merely a fitting tribute to Roberta Frank, but also strong contributions to current scholarship on medieval literature and culture.
