Darkness, Depression, and Descent in Anglo-Saxon England /

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This collection of essays examines the motifs of darkness, depression, and descent in both literal and figurative manifestations within a variety of Anglo-Saxon texts, including the Old English Consolation of Philosophy, Beowulf, Guthlac, The Junius Manuscript, The Wonders of the East, and The Battl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wehlau, Ruth (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kalamazoo, MI : Medieval Institute Publications, [2019]
Colección:Richard Rawlinson Center Series for Anglo-Saxon Studies.
Temas:
450-1100
English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism.
Light and darkness in literature.
Littérature anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Lumière et ténèbres dans la littérature.
18.05 English literature.
HISTORY > Medieval.
English literature > Old English
Light and darkness in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Darkness in the Universe, Darkness in the Mind in Anglo-Saxon Literature / Wehlau, Ruth / Michelet, Fabienne L.
  • Part 1: Darkness
  • Chapter 1. Sweart as Sin: Color Connotation and Morality in Anglo-Saxon England / Clark, Amy W.
  • Chapter 2. "The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors": Darkness, Terror, and Perception in Anglo-Saxon England / Knight, Gwendolyne
  • Chapter 3. The Sinister Sound of Shadows in the Old English Poetics of the Dark / Missuno, Filip
  • Chapter 4. Into the Darkness First: Neoplatonism and Neurosis in Old English Wisdom Poetry / Borysławski, Rafał
  • Chapter 5. Signs, Interpretation, and Exclusion in Beowulf / Scribner, Matthew
  • Part 2: Depression
  • Chapter 6. Beowulf's Dark Thoughts: Heremod, Hrethel, and Exempla of the Mind / Wehlau, Ruth
  • Chapter 7. The Fourth Fate of Men: Heremod's Darkened Mind / Morey, James H.
  • Chapter 8. Eating People and Feeling Sorry: Cannibalism, Contrition, and the Didactic Donestre in the Old English Wonders of the East and Latin Mirabilia / Roby, Matthew
  • Part 3: Descent
  • Chapter 9. Darkness and Light in Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Junius 11 / Kears, Carl
  • Chapter 10. Darkness Edible: Soul, Body, and Worms in Early Medieval English Devotional Literature / Momma, Haruko
  • Chapter 11. "Stand Firm": The Descent to Hell in Felix's Life of Saint Guthlac / Anlezark, Daniel
  • Chapter 12. The Heart of Darkness: Descent, Landscape, and Mental Projection in Christ and Satan and The Wife's Lament / Rozano-García, Francisco J.
  • Notes on Contributors

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