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Old English Heroic Poems and the Social Life of Texts

Old English Heroic Poems and the Social Life of Texts - Studies in the Early Middle Ages

Hardback (15 Mar 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

John Niles develops the theme that all stories have a potentially myth-like function as they enter and re-enter the stream of human consciousness. In particular, he assesses the place of heroic poetry (including 'Beowulf' and 'Widsith') in the evolving society of Anglo-Saxon England during the 10th- century period of nation-building.

Book information

ISBN: 9782503520803
Publisher: Brepols
Imprint: Brepols
Pub date:
DEWEY: 829.1009355
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 372
Weight: 844g
Height: 244mm
Width: 171mm
Spine width: 28mm