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The Beowulf poet and his real monsters : a trauma-theory reading of the Anglo-Saxon poem /
This book opens new lines of inquiry into the Old English poem. One such inquiry is trauma theory, which attempts to map the psychological typography of an author and his or her culture, that is, when the text appears to be wrought of traumatic experience. Indicators of a ""trauma text&quo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
[publisher not identified],
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book opens new lines of inquiry into the Old English poem. One such inquiry is trauma theory, which attempts to map the psychological typography of an author and his or her culture, that is, when the text appears to be wrought of traumatic experience. Indicators of a ""trauma text"" are narrative techniques often associated with postmodernism--expressly, intertextuality, repetition, a dispersed or fragmented voice, and a search for powerful language. The anonymous Beowulf poet made extensive use of all four narrative techniques, suggesting he and his culture were suffering some sort of tr |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 172 pages .) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0773407642 9780773407640 |