Rebel angels : space and sovereignty in Anglo-Saxon England /

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Over six hundred years before John Milton's <i>Paradise Lost</i>, Anglo-Saxon authors told their own version of the fall of the angels. This book brings together various cultural moments, literary genres and relevant comparanda to recover that version, from the legal and social worl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fitzgerald, Jill (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, [2019]
Series:Manchester medieval literature and culture.
Subjects:
450-1100
English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism.
Christian literature, English (Old) > History and criticism.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature.
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
Littérature anglaise > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Littérature chrétienne anglaise (vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Civilisation anglo-saxonne dans la littérature.
Civilisation anglo-saxonne.
Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
Christian literature, English (Old)
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, in literature
English literature > Old English
Medieval Literature.
Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval.
Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • Introduction
  • 1. Lands idle and unused
  • 2. The anxiety of inheritance
  • 3. Rebel clerics, monastic replacements
  • 4. The angels' share
  • 5. A homeland as a possession
  • 6.<i> </i>A new<i> praedestinati</i> in Wulfstan's <i>Sermo Lupi ad Anglos</i>
  • Afterword
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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