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Author:   Thijs Porck
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.448kg
ISBN:  

9781783276349

ISBN 10:   1783276347
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   18 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Definitions of Old Age Merits of Old Age Drawbacks of Old Age frode fyrnwitan: Old Saints in Anglo-Saxon Hagiography hare hilderincas: Old Warriors in Anglo-Saxon England ealde eðelweardas: Beowulf as a Mirror of Elderly Kings gamole geomeowlan: Old Women in Anglo-Saxon England Conclusion Bibliography

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A detailed and interesting cultural study, which provides a useful model for studies of later periods.--FACHRS NEWSLETTER A pleasure to read. Highly recommended.--CHOICE Combining good judgment with ample learning in both Germanic philology and intellectual history, Porck has produced a valuable contribution to knowledge that is as stimulating as it is rigorous.--MODERN PHILOLOGY

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Thijs Porck is University Lecturer in Medieval English at Leiden University. He has published on Old English textual criticism, Beowulf, old age, medievalism, and J. R. R. Tolkien.

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