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UNINA9910151629703321 |
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Titolo |
The Anglo-Saxons [[electronic resource] ] : synthesis and achievement / / edited by J. Douglas Woods and David A.E. Pelteret |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfred Laurier University Press, c1985 |
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ISBN |
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1-55458-824-3 |
1-282-23324-6 |
9786613810984 |
0-88920-550-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (190 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WoodsJ. Douglas |
PelteretDavid Anthony Edgell <1944-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civilization, Anglo-Saxon |
Electronic books. |
England Civilization To 1066 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes index. |
Distributor statement from label mounted on t.p. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Bayeux Tapestry: History or Propaganda?; 2 The Boundaries of Old English Literature; 3 Beowulf, Bede, and St. Oswine: The Hero's Pride in Old English Hagiography; 4 Domestic Peace and Public Order in Anglo-Saxon Law; 5 Two Early Anglo-Saxon Holy Men: Oswald and Cuthbert; 6 The Celtic Church in Anglo-Saxon Times; 7 Anglo-Saxon Use of the Apocryphal Gospel; 8 The Image of the Worm: Some Literary Implications of Serpentine Decoration; 9 Slavery in Anglo-Saxon England; 10 Germanic Warrior Terms in Old Saxon; Bibliographical Essay; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The popular notion that sees the Anglo-Saxon era as "The Dark Ages" perhaps has tended to obscure for many people the creations and strengths of that time. This collection, in examining many aspects of pre-Norman Britain, helps to illuminate how Anglo-Saxon society contributed to the continuity of knowledge between the ancient world and the modern world. But as well, it posits a view of that society in its own distinctive terms to show how it developed as a synthesis of |
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