Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England

Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9781139868136
ISBN-13 : 1139868136
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Book Synopsis Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England by : Emily V. Thornbury

Download or read book Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England written by Emily V. Thornbury and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining historical, literary and linguistic evidence from Old English and Latin, Becoming a Poet in Anglo-Saxon England creates a new, more complete picture of who and what pre-Conquest English poets really were. It includes a study of Anglo-Saxon words for 'poet' and the first list of named poets in Anglo-Saxon England. Its survey of known poets identifies four social roles that poets often held - teachers, scribes, musicians and courtiers - and explores the kinds of poetry created by these individuals. The book also offers a new model for understanding the role of social groups in poets' experience: it argues that the presence or absence of a poetic community affected the work of Anglo-Saxon poets at all levels, from minute technical detail to the portrayal of character. This focus on poetic communities provides a new way to understand the intersection of history and literature in the Middle Ages.


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