The Anglo-Saxons [[electronic resource] ] : synthesis and achievement / / edited by J. Douglas Woods and David A.E. Pelteret

• Pubblicazione: Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfred Laurier University Press, c1985
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 942.01
• Soggetto topico: Civilization, Anglo-Saxon
• Soggetto geografico: England Civilization To 1066
• Altri autori: WoodsJ. Douglas PelteretDavid Anthony Edgell <1944->
• Note generali: Includes index.; Distributor statement from label mounted on t.p.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 radically different cultures.The Bayeux Tapestry is examined for its underlying political motivations; the study of Old Engli
• Titolo autorizzato: The Anglo-Saxons
• ISBN: 1-55458-824-3; 1-282-23324-6; 9786613810984; 0-88920-550-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782070103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II