| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 88 |
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Cambridge studies in medieval literature ; 88.
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| Contents |
Introduction: how can we know about Anglo-Saxon poets? -- 1. What was a poet? -- 2. Who became poets? -- 3. The poet in the community -- 4. The poet alone -- 5. Spectral communities -- Afterword: a way of happening -- Appendix I.A handlist of named authors of Old English or Latin verse in Anglo-Saxon England -- Appendix II. Skalds working in Anglo-Saxon England |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher |
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"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 "-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-315) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Poets, English -- Old English, ca. 450-1100.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Poets, English -- Old English
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English poetry -- Old English
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Literature and society
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139871167 |
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1139871161 |
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9781107280304 |
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1107280303 |
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9781139865449 |
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9781139861168 |
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9781139869010 |
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9781139863308 |
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9781107643079 |
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1107643074 |
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