Overview

Old English poetry comprises a fascinating and surprisingly wide-ranging body of texts, one which continues to engage readers today and to affect the content of contemporary films, games, and fantasy writing. This book places these poems in three specific contexts - social, literary and critical - and offers close readings in response to the themes which emerge. These include the ways in which ongoing processes of change and adaptation can be seen to operate within a model of heroic behaviour and priorities, concerned with issues of community, identity and memory. The guide enables readers to consider new ideas in relation to existing critical approaches and debates, and to see how changing perspectives have continued to shape our understanding of these poems.

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Author:   Philippa Semper
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9781847064905

ISBN 10:   1847064906
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   14 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Philippa Semper is Lecturer in Medieval English in the Department of English at the University of Birmingham, UK.

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