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Representations of the Natural World in Old English Poetry.
The author argues that Old English poetic descriptions of the natural world were not a reflection of physical conditions but a literary device used to define important issues, such as the state of humanity, the power of individuals and the relationship between God and creation.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Colección: | Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England, 27.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: defining the natural world; 2 Defining and confining humanity; 3 Constructing society: outside and inside, powerlessness and control; 4 Standing outside, standing out: defining the individual; 5 Representing God: power in and against nature; 6 Enclosing the natural world: knowledge and writing; 7 Conclusion; Index.