Anglo-Saxon emotions : reading the heart in Old English language, literature and culture / edited by Alice Jorgensen, Frances McCormack, Jonathan Wilcox.
In order to integrate early medieval Britain into the wider scholarly research into the history of emotions, this volume brings together established and younger scholars in order to stimulate further study within the discipline. With a tight focus on emotion, on Anglo Saxon England, and on language...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2016.
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| Series: | Studies in early medieval Britain and Ireland.
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| Summary: | In order to integrate early medieval Britain into the wider scholarly research into the history of emotions, this volume brings together established and younger scholars in order to stimulate further study within the discipline. With a tight focus on emotion, on Anglo Saxon England, and on language and literature, the volume considers a range of methodologies and theoretical perspectives, examines the interplay of emotion and textuality, explores how emotion is conveyed through gesture, interrogates emotions in religious devotional literature, and considers the place of emotion in heroic cultu. |
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| Item Description: | "First published 2015 by Ashgate Publishing"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 308 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315567150 1315567156 9781317180876 1317180879 9781317180883 1317180887 9781317180869 1317180860 1472421701 9781472421708 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 14, 2020) |