Thought and Action in Old English Poetry and Prose / / Eleni Ponirakis.
Cognitive approaches to early medieval texts have tended to focus on the mind in isolation. By examining the interplay between mental and physical acts deployed in Old English poetry and prose, this study identifies new patterns and offers new perspectives. In these texts, the performance of right o...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Kalamazoo, MI : : Medieval Institute Publications, , [2023] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XIV, 202 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Note on Editions
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Mental and Physical Acts in Old English Prose: the Alfredian Translations, the Sermons of Ælfric, and The Old English Benedictine Rule
- Chapter 2 Body and Soul: Thought and Action in The Seafarer
- Chapter 3 A New Kind of Hero? Thought and Action in The Battle of Maldon
- Chapter 4 A State of Mind: Byrhtnoð and Maldon in the Context of Æðelred’s Eard
- Chapter 5 The Devil’s Lar: Mental Manipulation in Juliana
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index