Description |
1 online resource (x, 210 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Anglo-Saxon studies ; 46 |
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Anglo-Saxon studies ; 46.
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Contents |
Introduction: Use and enjoyment in Old English literature -- 1. Books and ladders: The speaking prefaces -- 2. The stream of wealth: The Old English Pastoral Care -- 3. True riches: The Old English Boethius -- 4. The familiar and the strange: The Old English Soliloquies -- 5. Treasure in heaven: The Prose Psalms -- Conclusion: Transformations in prose and poetry -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
Here is a new, materialistic reading of the Alfredian corpus, drawing on diverse approaches from thing theory to Augustinian principles of use and enjoyment to uncover how these works explore the material world |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed June 12, 2023) |
Subject |
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604. Regula pastoralis.
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Boethius, -524. Consolatione philosophiae
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Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Soliloquia.
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Alfred, King of England, 849-899
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SUBJECT |
Alfred, King of England, 849-899 fast |
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Bible. Psalms -- Translating
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Bible. Psalms fast |
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Regula pastoralis (Gregory I, Pope) fast |
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Soliloquia (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint) fast |
Subject |
English literature -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism
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Literature -- Translations into English -- History and criticism
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Wealth in literature.
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Material culture in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
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English literature -- Old English
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Literature -- Translations into English
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Material culture in literature
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Wealth in literature
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781800109056 |
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1800109059 |
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9781800109049 |
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1800109040 |
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