Cavell Weaving Words and Binding Bodies

The Poetics of Human Experience in Old English Literature
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4426-2489-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cavell, Megan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Construction and Constriction: Introducing Human Experience in Old English PoetryPart I – Webs and Rings: Experiencing ObjectsChapter 1: The Material Context of WeavingChapter 2: The Woven Mail-CoatChapter 3: The Material Context of Structural BindingPart II – Ties and Chains: Experiencing BondageChapter 4: Binding in NatureChapter 5: Imprisonment and HellChapter 6: Slavery and ServitudePart III – Patterns and Nets: Experiencing the Internal and the AbstractChapter 7: The Body and MindChapter 8: Language and KnowledgeChapter 9: Creation, Magic and FateChapter 10: PeaceWeaving and Binding: Conclusions on Human Experience and World View

Über Autor(innen)

CavellMegan:
Megan Cavell is a Junior Research Fellow in the Department of English Studies at Durham University.