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Becoming a poet in Anglo-Saxon England /
"Combining historical, literary and linguistic evidence from Old English and Latin, Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England creates a new, more complete picture of who and what pre-Conquest English poets really were. It includes a study of Anglo-Saxon words for 'poet' and the first lis...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in medieval literature ;
88. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Combining historical, literary and linguistic evidence from Old English and Latin, Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England creates a new, more complete picture of who and what pre-Conquest English poets really were. It includes a study of Anglo-Saxon words for 'poet' and the first list of named poets in Anglo-Saxon England. Its survey of known poets identifies four social roles that poets often held - teachers, scribes, musicians and courtiers - and explores the kinds of poetry created by these individuals. The book also offers a new model for understanding the role of social groups in poets' experience: it argues that the presence or absence of a poetic community affected the work of Anglo-Saxon poets at all levels, from minute technical detail to the portrayal of character. This focus on poetic communities provides a new way to understand the intersection of history and literature in the Middle Ages"-- "Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England creates a new, more complete picture of who and what pre-Conquest English poets really were. It includes a study of Anglo-Saxon words for 'poet' and the first list of named poets in Anglo-Saxon England. Its survey of known poets identifies four social roles that poets often held "-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-315) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139871167 1139871161 9781107280304 1107280303 9781139865449 1139865447 1139699350 9781139699358 1139862405 9781139862400 1139861166 9781139861168 1139869019 9781139869010 1139863304 9781139863308 9781107643079 1107643074 |