Imagining Anglo-Saxon England - Utopia, Heterotopia, Dystopia

A fresh approach to the construction of "Anglo-Saxon England" and its depiction in art and writing.

Sommario

Introduction
A plan for utopia to come
Utopia past and the heterotopia of origins
Utopia/dystopia: humanity and its others in the Beowulf manuscript
Retrotopia: Anglo-Saxonism, Anglo-Saxonists, and the myth of origins
Bibliography

Info autore

CATHERINE E. KARKOV is Professor Emeritus of Art History, University of Leeds.

Riassunto

A fresh approach to the construction of "Anglo-Saxon England" and its depiction in art and writing.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Catherine E Karkov, Catherine E. Karkov
• Editore: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781783276981
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-698-1
• Pagine: 282
• Dimensioni: 235 mm x 156 mm x 21 mm
• Peso: 598 g
• Illustrazioni: 5 colour, 6 b/w illus.
• Serie: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte