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Titolo: | 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 |
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