عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
PR1585 .B35 2013
PR1585
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B35
2013
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1843843463
(Number (ISBN
9781843843467
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
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TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Honour, exchange and violence in Beowulf /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Peter S. Baker
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 279 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
25 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Anglo-Saxon studies,
Volume Designation
20
ISSN of Series
1475-2468 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-266) and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Loot and the economy of honour -- Unferth's gift -- The angel in the mead hall -- Three queens -- The perils of peacemaking -- Beowulf's last triumph
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"This book examines violence in its social setting, and especially as an essential element in the heroic system of exchange (sometimes called the Economy of Honour). It situates Beowulf in a northern European culture where violence was not stigmatized as evidence of a breakdown in social order but rather was seen as a reasonable way to get things done; where kings and their retainers saw themselves above all as warriors whose chief occupation was the pursuit of honour; and where most successful kings were those perceived as most predatory"--P. [4] of cover
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Honor, exchange and violence in Beowulf
TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
Beowulf
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Epic poetry, English (Old)-- History and criticism
Honor in literature
Violence in literature
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
PR1585
Book number
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B35
2013
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Baker, Peter S., (Peter Stuart),1952-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20131104112141.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
rda
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
