Coker Supernatural Speakers in Old English Verse

Poetic and Spiritual Power in Early Medieval Society
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-80270-049-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten

Reihe: Medieval Media Cultures

Studies the way in which early medieval English verbal artists perceived and interacted with the supernatural, and how these representations can inform our understanding of poetic style and poetry in early medieval English society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coker, Matthew D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Volkskunde: Sitten, Traditionen, Mythen, Legenden
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Poetic Power and Supernatural Speech in Numbers Chapter 2: The Works of the Word in Genesis A Chapter 3: Sounds of the Last Judgment in Christ C Chapter 4: Speaking with Authority in Guthlac A Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew D. Coker is Visiting Instructor of English at the University of North Florida. He received his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and specializes in the intersections of identity, style, and culture in medieval literature.