Seasons in the literatures of the Medieval North /

To the cultures of medieval northwestern Europe, the annual changing of the seasons was a material and economic reality that strongly informed the labour, travel and ritual calendars. However, while there has been much research into the interplay between society and its physical surroundings as refl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Langeslag, P. S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : D.S. Brewer, 2015.
Temas:
450-1500
Seasons in literature.
English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism.
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Old Norse literature > History and criticism.
Saisons dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Littérature vieux norroise > Histoire et critique.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > German.
English literature > Middle English.
English literature > Old English.
Old Norse literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Citation Practice; Introduction; A Monster of Our Making; Measuring Time; The Associative Year; Climate History; The Economic Year; Domesticating Time; 1. Myth and Ritual; Accounting for the Seasons; Performing the Seasons; Conclusions; 2. Winter Mindscapes; Introduction; Mind, Space, and Season; Anglo-Saxon Elegy; Cold Water; Hostile Categories in Old Norse Literature; Conclusions; 3. Winter Institutions ; Hauntings; The Grendel Season; Seasonal Progression in Beowulf; The Bonds of Winter; Winter Conflict; Prognostication and Prophecy
  • Conclusions4. Summer Adventure; Introduction; Visions and Debates; The Forest of Romance; Conclusions; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

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