| Description |
1 online resource (x, 224 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 27
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Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 27.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: defining the natural world -- Defining and confining humanity -- Constructing society: outside and inside, powerlessness and control -- Standing outside, standing out: defining the individual -- Representing God; power in and against nature -- Enclosing the natural world: knowledge and writing -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons - the animals, diseases, landscapes, seas and weather with which they had to contend. She argues that poetic descriptions of these elements were not a reflection of the existing physical conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons to define more important issues: the state of humanity, the creation and maintenance of society, the power of individuals, the relationship between God and creation, and the power of writing to control information. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism.
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Nature in literature.
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Nature in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
450-1100 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Neville, Jennifer, 1968- Representations of the natural world in Old English poetry. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521640369 (DLC) 98007922 (OCoLC)39142968 |
| ISBN |
0511006136 (electronic book) |
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9780511006135 (electronic book) |
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0511036140 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511036149 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511117205 (electronic book) |
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9780511117206 (electronic book) |
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9780521640367 |
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0521640369 |
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9780511483370 (electronic book) |
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0511483376 (electronic book) |
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