the poetics of human experience in Old English literature /
First Statement of Responsibility
Megan Cavell.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Toronto :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Toronto Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2016]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (x, 343 pages) :
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illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Toronto Anglo-Saxon series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Construction and Constriction: Introducing Human Experience in Old English Poetry -- Part I -- Webs and Rings: Experiencing Objects. Chapter 1: The Material Context of Weaving -- Chapter 2: The Woven Mail-Coat -- Chapter 3: The Material Context of Structural Binding -- Part II -- Ties and Chains: Experiencing Bondage. Chapter 4: Binding in Nature -- Chapter 5: Imprisonment and Hell Chapter -- 6: Slavery and Servitude -- Part III -- Patterns and Nets: Experiencing the Internal and the Abstract. Chapter 7: The Body and Mind -- Chapter 8: Language and Knowledge -- Chapter 9: Creation, Magic and Fate -- Chapter 10: Peace Weaving and Binding: Conclusions on Human Experience and World View.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Weaving Words and Binding Bodies presents the first comprehensive study of weaving and binding imagery through intertextual analysis and close readings of Beowulf, riddles, the poetry of Cynewulf, and other key texts.
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JSTOR
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22573/ctt1bmz201
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Title
Weaving words and binding bodies.
International Standard Book Number
9781442637221
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English literature-- Old English, ca. 450-1100-- History and criticism.
Figures of speech in literature.
Figures de rhétorique dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise-- ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais)-- Histoire et critique.
Tissage dans la littérature.
Altenglisch
Bildersprache
Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.
English literature-- Old English, ca. 450-1100-- History and criticism.