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OverviewWe tend to think of early medieval people as unsophisticated about geography because their understandings of space and place often differed from ours, yet theirs were no less complex. Anglo-Saxons conceived of themselves as living at the centre of a cosmos that combined order and plenitude, two principles in a constant state of tension. In Inhabited Spaces, Nicole Guenther Discenza examines a variety of Anglo-Latin and Old English texts to shed light on Anglo-Saxon understandings of space. Anglo-Saxon models of the universe featured a spherical earth at the centre of a spherical universe ordered by God. They sought to shape the universe into knowable places, from where the earth stood in the cosmos, to the kingdoms of different peoples, and to the intimacy of the hall. Discenza argues that Anglo-Saxon works both construct orderly place and illuminate the limits of human spatial control. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicole DiscenzaPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781487500658ISBN 10: 1487500653 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 06 January 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1 Earth’s Place in the Cosmos 2 England, the Mediterranean, and Beyond 3 Recentring: The North and England’s Place 4 Fruitful Wastes in Beowulf, Guthlac A, and Andreas 5 Halls and Cities as Locuses of Civilization and Sin Conclusions Notes Bibliography IndexReviews""…a fascinating literary analysis…"" -- T. Pickles, University of Chester * The English Historical Review, vol 134 no 568 * ...a fascinating literary analysis... -- T. Pickles, University of Chester * The English Historical Review, vol 134 no 568 * Author InformationNicole Guenther Discenza is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of South Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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